Desmond Tutu, George Carey and the Legalization of Euthanasia: A Response

When two Christian prelates as internationally prominent as Desmond Tutu and George Carey call for the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, their arguments merit close consideration. This article sets out and evaluates their arguments. It concludes that the prelates rehearse th...

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Main Author: Keown, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2022
In: Christian bioethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-40
IxTheo Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NCH Medical ethics
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Summary:When two Christian prelates as internationally prominent as Desmond Tutu and George Carey call for the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, their arguments merit close consideration. This article sets out and evaluates their arguments. It concludes that the prelates rehearse the superficial case regularly advanced by euthanasia campaigners and fail adequately to engage with the arguments, both principled and practical, against legalization.
ISSN:1744-4195
Contains:Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/cb/cbab001