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Dying with Dignity
Adam Gopnik thinks we fail all too often to let people die with dignity at the end of their lives and believes the answer lies in showing deference.
Adam Gopnik thinks we fail too often to let people die with dignity at the end of their lives and believes the answer lies in showing deference.
"Dignity, I think is an exceptional demand, one that depends on at least an illusion or masquerade of an anti-egalitarian, indeed pre-modern - indeed an essentially feudal sense - of deference."
Producer: Sheila Cook.
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Sun 12 Oct 2014
08:48
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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A Point of View: How do we give dignity to the dying?
We want to give dying people their dignity. But all too often, we don't know how, says Adam Gopnik.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Adam Gopnik |
| Producer | Sheila Cook |
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Oct 2014 20:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 12 Oct 2014 08:48Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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A Point of View
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