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Peer reviewedCarpenter, Brian D. – Gerontologist, 1993
Notes that suicide is common in old age, but public opinion remains negative. Following a review of theories of suicide and summary of arguments against suicide, constructs argument for why elderly have unique claim to an ethical, unobstructed suicide. Claim rests on their "developmental autonomy," based on experience and wisdom of the elderly.…
Descriptors: Ethics, Frail Elderly, Older Adults, Personal Autonomy
