Aging and dependence: toward a redefinition of autonomy.
The author describes the need to balance the elderly person's need for autonomy with the public policy mandate to provide care for dependent persons. The medical model of care is contrasted with the adversarial procedures of the legal system as it relates to the case to Claire Conroy.
D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States