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doi: 10.1093/geront/33.3.359.
A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age
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A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age
Gerontologist.
1993 Jun.
Abstract
Suicide is common in old age, but public opinion remains negative. Following a review of theories of suicide and a summary of arguments against suicide, this essay constructs an argument for why the elderly have a unique claim to an ethical, unobstructed suicide. That claim rests on their "developmental autonomy," based on the experience and wisdom of the elderly.
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