Ethics in an aging society
By: Harry R. Moody.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Older people -- Care -- Moral and ethical aspects; Older people -- Medical care -- Moral and ethical aspects; Aged; Ethics, Medical; Health Services for the Aged
Description: Moody examines both the clinical and the policy issues that center on aging, paying special attention to the ethical problems associated with Alzheimer's disease and the issue of "rational suicide" for reasons of age. He also focuses on the rights of patients in long-term care and on the question of justice between generations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.