Until the End Willed by God? Moral Theology and the Debate on ‘Euthanasia’

This paper has two parts: in the first an analytical reading is offered of the various definitions of ‘euthanasia’ as used by the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church concluding that they lack precision; in the second a moral theological reading is offered of the claim that because life is a gif...

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Main Author: Jans, Jan 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 477-486
Further subjects:B Roman Catholic Teaching
B ‘Christian Advantage’
B Human Responsibility
B Autonomy
B life as gift
B Euthanasia
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