Old and Thin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1990

Publication Title

Second Opinion

Keywords

bioethics, starvation, Jains

Abstract

The author describes her experience with an elderly patient whose nutritional status was severly compromised. The author uses this experience as a springboard to explore the bioethical implications of physical starvation and hunger in Western and non-Western culture.

Volume

15

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