Alzheimer Disease and the "Then" Self
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Project MUSE in Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Vol. 5 (4) , 307-321
- https://doi.org/10.1353/ken.0.0155
Abstract
The authority of the intact self over the future severely demented self is based on notions of integrity and precedent autonomy. Despite criticism of this authority, the principle of precedent autonomy in the care of people with Alzheimer disease or other progressive and irreversible dementias retains its moral significance.Keywords
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