Catholic ethics perspectives on euthanasia and the discontinuation of aggressive treatment
Journal Title: Progress in Health Sciences - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Defining euthanasia and aggressive treatment is of crucial importance from a researcher’s point of view as any problems concerning the ethical consideration of the two issues stem from their faulty or ambiguous definitions. The Decalogue, with its fifth commandment: "you shall not kill" is the foundation of the Catholic ethics. It prohibits any form of euthanasia as it infringes upon God's power and is an act of usurping God’s right to decide on life and death. The authors present an overview of numerous documents on the value of life by the Catholic Hierarchy to point to the sources of euthanasia prohibition among the followers of this faith and their consent to the use of aggressive treatment.
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KB. Głodowska, A. Krawczyk-Wasielewska
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