Laying Down One's Life for Oneself
Roman Catholicism has long opposed suicide. Although Scripture neither condones nor condemns suicide explicitly, cases in the Bible that are purported to be suicides fall into several different categories, and the Roman Catholic tradition can show why some of these should be considered morally wrong...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press
1998
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Christian bioethics
Año: 1998, Volumen: 4, Número: 2, Páginas: 202-224 |
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| Sumario: | Roman Catholicism has long opposed suicide. Although Scripture neither condones nor condemns suicide explicitly, cases in the Bible that are purported to be suicides fall into several different categories, and the Roman Catholic tradition can show why some of these should be considered morally wrong and some should not. While Christian martyrdom is praised, it is not correct to argue that this Christian outlook invites suicide, or that it recommends physician-assisted suicide for altruistic motives. Church Tradition, from its earliest days, has clearly distinguished martyrdom from suicide. The principles of double effect and cooperation, mainstays in Roman Catholic moral theology, enable one to see the moral difference between martyrdom and suicide, and to appreciate why physician-assisted suicide is wrong for both patient and physician. |
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| ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/chbi.4.2.202.6907 |