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When elderly parents refuse help they clearly need

My elderly mother keeps falling and the doctor says she shouldn't live alone anymore but she gets furious every time I bring up assisted living and says she'd rather die.

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The duty to protect those we love collides with their right to determine their own fate, even when that fate seems dangerous.

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“Where Are You with Medical ethics across traditions?”

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