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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 201408:48
BBC 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 201420:50BBC Radio 4
- Sun 12 Oct 201408:48BBC Radio 4
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