Theravada Buddhism and Roman Catholicism on the Moral Permissibility of Palliative Sedation: A Blurred Demarcation Line
Although Theravada Buddhism and Roman Catholicism agree on the moral justification for palliative sedation, they differ on the premises underlying the justification. While Catholicism justifies palliative sedation on the ground of the Principle of Double Effect, Buddhism does so on the basis of the...
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Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
2022
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 1405-1417 |
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Catholic bioethics
B Principle of double effect B Ahiṃsā B Palliative sedation B Buddhist bioethics |
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