The Moral Deliberations of 15 Clergy on Suicide and Assisted Death: A Qualitative Study

Given the relationship between moral objections to suicide, physician-assisted suicide (PAS), and euthanasia and religion, it is important to understand under what conditions clergy have moral objections to suicide, ending futile medical treatment, PAS, and euthanasia. This study used thematic analy...

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Main Author: Mason, Karen (Author)
Contributors: Kim, Esther (Other) ; Blake Martin, W. (Other) ; Gober, Rashad (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. [2017]
In: Pastoral psychology
Year: 2017, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 335-351
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
CA Christianity
NCH Medical ethics
RB Church office; congregation
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Deliberation
B Assisted Suicide
B physician-assisted suicide
B RELIGIOUS psychology
B Moral objections
B Suicide
B Clergy
B Euthanasia
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