title: Old and thin.
abstract: Viewing an elderly patient's refusal of food from the perspective of the jain tradition of sallekhana (voluntary starvation) permits the author to reconcile her need to "do something" with her belief in the principle of patient autonomy.
authors: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Davis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D026686:Beneficence; D032764:Casuistry; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012945:Social Values; D013217:Starvation; D016312:Treatment Refusal