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Dependence and autonomy in old age: an ethical framework for long-term care
- Author:
- AGICH George J.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 207p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this book, the author reveals the concrete threats to personal autonomy in this setting, where ethical conflict, dilemma and tragedy are inescapable. He argues that liberal accounts of autonomy and individual rights are insufficient, and offers an account of autonomy that matches the realities of long-term care. The book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves.