Homework on Miller, The Invisibility of Gender


All answers must be in your own words.

1. a. Why, according to the intergenerational justice perspective on rationing, should the elderly bear the burdens of health care rationing? (1pt)
b. Give at least one other plausible reason why it might be better that the elderly bear these burdens. (1pt)

3. a. Why, according to Miller, is it discriminatory to women to ration health care to the elderly? (1pt)
b. Give at least one other reason this might be discriminatory. Feel free to draw upon other things we have read or talked about (e.g. the Butler reading). (1pt)

3. a. According to Callahan, why is rationing health care the elderly not unfair to women, even though women live longer than men? (1pt)
b. Do you agree? Why? (1pt)

4. Why is the author concerned about solutions to the issue of health care costs that focus on providing better qualities of living to the elderly, rather than just increasing their lifespan? (2pts)

5. In your opinion, how should society deal with the fact that elderly women will be more affected by health care rationing than elderly men? (2pts)