Observations on the Rejection of Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Roman Catholic Perspective

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Bresnahan
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Catholic Perspective

The Catholic Perspective on Death with Dignity

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Mark Hnatiuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Death With Dignity ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Church Teaching ◽  
Catholic Perspective

Given the momentum in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide, Diane Rehm’s recent article in the New York Times provides an opportunity to assess the arguments and assumptions used to justify and promote physician-assisted suicide, in light of Church teaching. Supporters often share the impassioned pleas of those who have personally experienced devastating suffering at the end of life. Rehm’s article is no exception, recounting both her husband’s and her close friend’s deaths. These deeply personal and intense emotions cannot be ignored by anyone arguing against physician-assisted suicide.

Dying under a Description? Physician-Assisted Suicide, Persons, and Solidarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-311
Author(s):  
Darlene Fozard Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Culture Wars ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Moral Obligations

Abstract Debates over physician-assisted suicide (PAS) comprise a small portion of broader culture wars. Their role in the culture wars obscures an under-acknowledged consensus between those who support PAS and those who oppose it. Drawing insights from personalism, this essay situates PAS within larger moral obligations of solidarity with the dying and their caregivers. The contributions of Roman Catholic personalism relocate debates over PAS and allow us to harness shared moral impulses.

Euthanasia and Related Practices Worldwide

Crisis ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Kelleher † ◽  
Derek Chambers ◽  
Paul Corcoran ◽  
Helen S Keeley ◽  
Eileen Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
International Association ◽  
Active Euthanasia ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Passive Euthanasia ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
International Importance ◽  
Controversial Area ◽  
Active And Passive Euthanasia

The present paper examines the occurrence of matters relating to the ending of life, including active euthanasia, which is, technically speaking, illegal worldwide. Interest in this most controversial area is drawn from many varied sources, from legal and medical practitioners to religious and moral ethicists. In some countries, public interest has been mobilized into organizations that attempt to influence legislation relating to euthanasia. Despite the obvious international importance of euthanasia, very little is known about the extent of its practice, whether passive or active, voluntary or involuntary. This examination is based on questionnaires completed by 49 national representatives of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), dealing with legal and religious aspects of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as well as suicide. A dichotomy between the law and medical practices relating to the end of life was uncovered by the results of the survey. In 12 of the 49 countries active euthanasia is said to occur while a general acceptance of passive euthanasia was reported to be widespread. Clearly, definition is crucial in making the distinction between active and passive euthanasia; otherwise, the entire concept may become distorted, and legal acceptance may become more widespread with the effect of broadening the category of individuals to whom euthanasia becomes an available option. The “slippery slope” argument is briefly considered.

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