Assisted dying as an ageing issue: centring older people in the debate.

Assisted dying is predominantly a later-life phenomenon, yet debate and policy design rarely centre older adults' perspectives. This commentary reframes assisted dying as an ageing issue, synthesising existing research on how older people understand autonomy, suffering, dementia, dependency and end-...

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Publicado en:	Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 1 - 5
Autor principal:	Westwood, Sue
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Apr2026
Materias:	United Kingdom Assisted suicide Autonomy (Psychology) Palliative treatment Control (Psychology) Decision making Family relations Aging Informed consent (Medical law) Religion Terminally ill Suffering Dependency (Psychology) Old age Assisted suicide laws Burden of care Conceptual structures Dementia Dementia patients
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