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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2016]
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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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X17711957 |