This is an important subject on account of rapid advances in medical technology, the social marginalization of the elderly, the undefined role of respect in the context of care-work, as well as on account of an inadequate legal grounding of the right to die with dignity.
Þetta er mikilvægt vegna aukinnar tæknivæðingar heilbrigðiskerfisins, slakrar stöðu aldraðra í samfélaginu, óljósrar notkunar virðingar við umönnun og rýrs lagalegs baklands réttinda þeirra.