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Granny-Export? The morality of sending people to care homes abroad

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2021
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de Vries, B. (2021). Granny-Export? The morality of sending people to care homes abroad. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 18(3), 455–464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-021-10118-y

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Many higher-income countries are struggling to make decent and affordable care available to their older populations. In response, some Germans are sending their ageing relatives to relatively high-end care homes within Eastern Europe and South-East Asia where the care tends to be more comprehensive and a lot cheaper. At the same time, this practice has caused much controversy within Germany, with some commentators calling it “inhumane” and “shameful.” The aim of this article is to show that such criticisms are exaggerated. Whereas sen

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  • de Vries, Bouke
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18

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3

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455

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464

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Health Policy, Health (social science)

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English

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2021-09-01

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2021-12-30

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1176-7529

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66 since deposited on 2021-12-30
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de Vries, B. (2021). Granny-Export? The morality of sending people to care homes abroad. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 18(3), 455–464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-021-10118-y

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