The View of Religions Toward Euthanasia and Extraordinary Treatments in Japan

388 Japanese religious groups—143 Shinto, 157 Buddhist, 58 Christian and 30 others—were asked to answer questions regarding several forms of euthanasia and extraordinary treatment during the dying process. Passive euthanasia and indirect euthanasia were accepted by around 70% of the respondents. Act...

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Main Author: Tanida, Noritoshi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2000]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2000, Volume: 39, Issue: 4, Pages: 339-354
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Japan
B extraordinary treatment
B Shinto
B Religion
B Euthanasia
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