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Effects of Lying to a Dementia Patient

By administrator September 15, 2022 1 min read

ETHICS VIDEO:
3 professors at the prestigious Stanford University Center for Ethics in Society share differing thoughts on respecting the autonomy of people with dementia, whether it is better or worse to lie to them, and whether the act of lying may cause one to be less honest, more frequently.
SOURCE:

  • Stanford University – Ethics in Society

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