A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age

Brian D. Carpenter

doi:10.1093/geront/33.3.359

A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age

Brian D. Carpenter

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	359-365
Number of pages	7
Journal	Gerontologist
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/33.3.359
State	Published - Jun 1993

Keywords

Autonomy
Ethics
Stereotypes

Access to Document

10.1093/geront/33.3.359

Cite this

@article{ecc7a74909244712a712660842016f79,

title = "A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age",

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.",

keywords = "Autonomy, Ethics, Stereotypes",

author = "Carpenter, {Brian D.}",

year = "1993",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1093/geront/33.3.359",

language = "English",

volume = "33",

pages = "359--365",

journal = "Gerontologist",

issn = "0016-9013",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age

AU - Carpenter, Brian D.

PY - 1993/6

Y1 - 1993/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Autonomy

KW - Ethics

KW - Stereotypes

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027196822&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1093/geront/33.3.359

DO - 10.1093/geront/33.3.359

M3 - Article

C2 - 8325523

AN - SCOPUS:0027196822

SN - 0016-9013

VL - 33

SP - 359

EP - 365

JO - Gerontologist

JF - Gerontologist

IS - 3

ER -

A review and new look at ethical suicide in advanced age

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this