The End of Life in a Global Health Perspective
With the development of modern medicine and the possibility of increasing human longevity, people's attitudes toward their end of life have changed. However, the benefits of modern medicine have not been available to all. Consequently, many people have been more vulnerable to illnesses and even...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2021
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Concilium
Year: 2021, Issue: 5, Pages: 56-65 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Health system
/ Injustice
/ Dying
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| IxTheo Classification: | NCC Social ethics NCH Medical ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
World health
B Death |
| Summary: | With the development of modern medicine and the possibility of increasing human longevity, people's attitudes toward their end of life have changed. However, the benefits of modern medicine have not been available to all. Consequently, many people have been more vulnerable to illnesses and even suffered premature death despite our current medical development. This paper focuses on end-of-life experiences in contexts marked by poverty and oppression. It engages narratives of unjust deaths as a result of social vulnerability and lack of health care to challenge the ways that end-of-life issues are considered in global health. Following Pope Francis's invitation to listen and learn from those at the bottom of society, this paper examines end-of-life challenges in global health in dialogue with marginalized people. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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