Warning: health ‘choices’ can kill

Abstract

The White Paper Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century, is shaped by the principles of Legal and Civil Rights, Independence, Choice and Inclusion. These principles are laudable, but this paper argues that in matters of health that are not within the experiences of adults with learning disabilities, a duty of care should override the elusive mantra of ‘choice’.

Citation

Flynn, M., Keywood, K. and Fovargue, S. (2003), "Warning: health ‘choices’ can kill", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 30-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200300005