TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The concept of rational suicide
JO  - Journal of medicine and philosophy
A1  - Mayo, D. J.
SP  - 143
EP  - 155
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
N2  - Suicide has historically been condemned on theological grounds and, more recently, as symptomatic of emotional disturbance and mental illness. However, the indiscriminate use of modern life-sustaining technologies has led to an interest in voluntary euthanasia on the grounds of compassion and self determination and to a revived discussion of rational suicide. Proponents of rational suicide defend the practice as a competent decision when it is made on the basis of realistic beliefs and in the light of the person's fundamental interests and long-term values. The most obvious cases of rational suicide involve the termination of suffering, but Mayo also considers reasons other than self-interest. These include self-sacrificial suicides that advance altruistic values and expressive suicides that demonstrate a fundamental interest in a cause or situation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-5310
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -