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  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology
  • Bioethics

Background:

  • Individuals with neurocognitive disorders, particularly dementia, face challenges to autonomy, including decisions about sexual relations.
  • There is a growing concern about potential restrictions on sexual intimacy for aging patients to ensure safety and prevent harm.
  • Joy and Weiss proposed sexual advance directives as a mechanism for individuals to assert sexual desire past incapacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the proposed use of sexual advance directives for individuals with neurocognitive disorders.
  • To discuss the implications of such directives on the sexual rights and autonomy of people with dementia.
  • To propose an alternative framework for protecting sexual rights in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Commentary and critical analysis of existing literature and proposed frameworks.
  • Ethical and legal considerations regarding bodily autonomy, privacy, and consent.
  • Exploration of potential unintended consequences of advance directive requirements.

Main Results:

  • While agreeing on the importance of sexual rights, the authors express concern that mandatory sexual advance directives could inadvertently decrease these rights.
  • The requirement for signed and witnessed directives may disproportionately affect individuals with dementia and intellectual disabilities.
  • The authors highlight the potential for such directives to create barriers rather than facilitate sexual expression.

Conclusions:

  • Established and consensual sexual intimacy should be recognized as a fundamental aspect of bodily self-determination.
  • Advance directives should not be a prerequisite for exercising sexual rights for individuals with cognitive impairments.
  • Alternative approaches are needed to safeguard and promote the sexual autonomy of individuals with dementia and related disorders.