Dementia, Sex, and Consent: Beyond the Uncomplicated Cases
This commentary responds to Samuel Director's article “Dementia and Concurrent Consent to Sexual Relations,” in the May-June 2023 issue of the Hastings Center Report. In the article, Director sets out a set of conditions for sexual consent after one partner in a committed, long-term relationshi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023
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The Hastings Center report
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 45-47 |
| Further subjects: | B
Consent
B Sex B Bioethics B nursing home B Autonomy B Dementia |
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| Summary: | This commentary responds to Samuel Director's article “Dementia and Concurrent Consent to Sexual Relations,” in the May-June 2023 issue of the Hastings Center Report. In the article, Director sets out a set of conditions for sexual consent after one partner in a committed, long-term relationship develops dementia. While we share Director's view that dementia patients should not be categorically cut off from sexual intimacy, we caution against the use of his approach as a rigid test for allowing sexual activity. Director's analysis does not address the full range of plausibly permissible sexual relationships, which is unfortunate, as intimacy has consistently been linked to physical and psychological well-being. Moreover, because decisions about sex often carry moral and emotional overtones, we propose that a dementia patient's prior values should sometimes be considered by caregivers in a measured way. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-146X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/hast.1490 |