Civil rights for Alzheimer’s patients
Do Alzheimer’s patients have civil rights? Of course, they do. But what are they? How do they get them? In the area of civil rights, they are under a double or triple cloud. Last month the Alzheimer’s Society in the UK issued a new report about abuses of Alzheimer’s patients.
Why do Alzheimer’s patients have trouble getting their civil rights? First, they are vulnerable and powerless. You can’t stage a protest march when you’re in a wheelchair and need someone to push it. You can’t organize a boycott when you no longer pay your own bills. You can’t give impassioned speeches if you can’t organize your thoughts. And a disproportionate number of people with dementia are African American or Hispanic, since those groups have a disproportionate amount of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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