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When respecting autonomy conflicts with protecting someone you love

My elderly father refuses help but is clearly struggling and I do not know if I should override his wishes for his own safety.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between honoring someone's independence and ensuring their wellbeing creates impossible moral choices.

Worth thinking about

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