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Women and Elderly Parents: Moral Controversy in an Aging Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Stephen G. Post
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Abstract

The human life span has been extended considerably, and among the very old, women outnumber men by a large margin. Thus, the aging society cannot be adequately addressed without taking into account the experience of women in specific. This article focuses on women as caregivers for aging parents. It critically assesses what some women philosophers are saying about the basis and limits of these caregiving duties.

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Research Article
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Hypatia , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , Spring 1990 , pp. 83 - 89
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Copyright © 1990 by Hypatia, Inc.

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