Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior · 1992 · 23 citations · 0 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicinePsychiatryEthical Issues In Geriatric CareGerontologyPalliative CareDying EthicsEnd-of-life Care EthicsEnd-of-life EthicsEthical Issues In End-of-life CareGeriatric EthicsSuicide Risk In Older AdultsSuicidality In Terminal IllnessSuicide Ethics
Old age, in and of itself, should never need to be a cause for self-destruction. But suicide and assisted suicide carried out in the face of terminal illness causing unbearable suffering should be ethically and legally acceptable. This paper outlines a perspective on rational suicide--the final exit--among the elderly.