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Los Angeles Public Radio Affilliate Continues Discussion on Capacity and Consent

By Katherine C. Pearson

AirTalk, a program aired daily by Public Radio affilliate KPCC in Southern California, hosted a discussion about the issues identified in news articles about the Iowa criminal case, where a husband faces “statutory rape” charges for having sexual relations with his wife after she was diagnosed with advanced dementia and began residing in a nursing home.

Here’s the link to a podcast of the December 12, 2014 segment.

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Cognitive Impairment, Crimes, Dementia/Alzheimer’s, Elder Abuse/Guardianship/Conservatorship, Ethical Issues, Health Care/Long Term Care, State Cases and State Statutes/Regulations