Manipulate Suicide (IN: The Least Worst Death: Essays in Bioethics on the end of Life, by Margaret Pabst Battin)

In this article the author argues that the notion of rational suicide gives rise to the possibility of large-scale manipulation of suicide, & the maneuvering of persons into choosing suicide when they would not otherwise have done so. She presents possible mechanisms of manipulation, including circumstantial manipulation & ideological manipualtion, & explors the role of current circumstantial & ideological change in the risk of future manipulation. As well, she explores the moral dilemma that may arise as a response to manipulation.