新修訂的《老年人權益保障法》7月1日起實施,其最受關注的內容是明確規定了與老年人分開居住的家庭成員,應當經常看望或者問候老年人,否則將構成違法。
請看《中國日報》的報道:
A student from Wangji Primary School in Jiangsu province chats with an elderly man on Sunday. More than thirty students visited the home for the elderly as part of the "filial morality comes first" program. [Hong Xing / for China Daily] |
The law was passed to protect the lawful rights and interests of parents aged 60 and older, and to carry on the Chinese virtue of filial piety.
該法的通過是為了維護60歲以上老年人的合法權益,并傳承中國傳統的孝道。
Filial piety就是“孝道”,由儒家創始人孔子提出,并提倡“百善孝為先”(filial piety is one of the virtues to be held above all else),強調照顧、尊敬并順從父母之責(the responsibility to care for, respect, and obey parents)。
新法規定,家庭成員應當關心老年人的精神需求(psychological needs),與老年人分開居住的家庭成員,應當經常看望或者問候老年人(visit them or send greetings on a regular basis),也就是“常回家看看”。新法同時指出,國家將把老齡人口(aging population)問題作為長期國策(long-term national strategy)的一部分來應對。
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