Diskussionsforum Med Ethik. 1993 Jun;(4):XVII-XX.

[Support in living].

Diskussionsforum medizinische Ethik

[Article in German]
H Krebs

PMID: 8374501

Abstract

"Lebenshilfe" (help in living) is of crucial importance for the organization of live of persons with a handicap. This help in living, training and social integration, however, requires an image of the handicapped person that unrestrictedly recognizes her right to live and to be a human being with a handicap. But todays hedonistic and preference-utilitarian social trends make other, selecting value judgements. This article comments on these dubious ethical positions critically and develops a paradigmatic, positive point of view. This statement is partly based on the principles of 2 self-help organizations of the same name ("Lebenshilfe für geistig Behinderte") in Germany and in Austria.

MeSH terms

• Disabled Persons* / psychology
• Ethics, Medical*
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability / psychology
• Intellectual Disability / rehabilitation
• Patient Care Team*
• Quality of Life
• Rehabilitation*
• Self Care / psychology
• Social Support*

Publication Types

• English Abstract
• Journal Article