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The Gerontologist, Vol 33, Issue 3 359-365, Copyright © 1993 by The Gerontological Society of America
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BD Carpenter
Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
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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