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Infanticide and Geronticide

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Abstract

This essay considers recent ethical literatures on the question of the direct killing of newborns and of the severely demented elderly. At various points, the arguments in these literatures are brought together for comparison and contrast. Finally, a constructive argument against infanticide and geronticide is developed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-328
Number of pages12
JournalAgeing and Society
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1990

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