ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 applies our account of exploitation to groups commonly perceived to be vulnerable in the context of assisted dying: older adults; the terminally ill; and patients with disabilities. We assess how a patient's perception that they are a burden, and their desire to die, could be exploited. Our focus is not on the doctor as the (primary) exploiter, but the patient's relatives and society. We consider how the law might respond to the risks of exploitation and recognise the relevance of undue influence as a means of facilitating exploitation and as a conceptual legal framework for tackling this exploitation.
