Title

Religious Women, Medical Settings, and Moral Risk

Author(s)

Peggy DesAutels, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1999

Publication Source

Mother Time: Women, Aging, and Ethics

Abstract

As we think about the ethical issues surrounding women and aging, it is important to ask the following questions. What do women in our society actually experience at various stages of their life cycle? Which of these I experiences put women at moral risk? In what situations are women's senses of moral value and selfhood likely to be ignored or discounted? I, along with a number of feminist philosophers, advocate approaching feminist ethics by starting with women's actual situations and experiences.¹ No doubt, a wide variety of aging women's experiences call for moral analysis. I focus here on the medical experiences of older women with religious commitments. I argue that when older religious women find themselves in medical settings, their most deeply held values are at special risk of being disrespected and disregarded.

Inclusive pages

175-187

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-8476-9261-3

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

Chapter 10 is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file.

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Copyright

Copyright © 1999, Rowman & Littlefield. All rights reserved. Please contact the publisher for permission to copy, distribute or reprint.

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Peer Reviewed

yes

eCommons Citation

DesAutels, Peggy, "Religious Women, Medical Settings, and Moral Risk" (1999). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 73.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/73