Euthanasia: Some theological considerations for living responsibly

This article articulates some of the main arguments both for and against euthanasia under the circumstances being envisaged by the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee. More particularly, its concern is to attend to some of the theological issues germane to the subject. To this e...

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Main Author: Goroncy, Jason (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2016]
In: Pacifica
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 221-243
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBS Australia; Oceania
NCB Personal ethics
NCH Medical ethics
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article articulates some of the main arguments both for and against euthanasia under the circumstances being envisaged by the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee. More particularly, its concern is to attend to some of the theological issues germane to the subject. To this end, it identifies and discusses six arguments for and six arguments against legalizing voluntary euthanasia. It concludes with an appeal to the economy of the divine life as the most responsible lens through which the Christian community thinks about and engages with this issue.
ISSN:1839-2598
Contains:Enthalten in: Pacifica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1030570X17711957