Gray J A
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.
J Med Ethics. 1991 Dec;17(4):195, 204. doi: 10.1136/jme.17.4.195.
Section 47 of the 1948 National Assistance Act allows incompetent people, usually old people, to be removed from their homes. It can be considered as a repressive tool, designed to infringe personal liberty, but in this article it is argued that it can also be considered as being legislation which governs and controls professional practice and protects the old person from public prejudice.
1948年《国家援助法》第47条允许将无行为能力的人，通常是老年人，从他们家中带走。它可被视为一种压制性工具，旨在侵犯个人自由，但在本文中，有人认为它也可被视为一项管理和控制专业行为的立法，并保护老年人免受公众偏见的影响。
