Science and the Sanctity of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
P.B. Medawar
Keyword(s):  
Sanctity Of Life

Who Favors Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide? The Vote on Michigan's Proposal B

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Strate ◽  
Timothy Kiska ◽  
Marvin Zalman
Keyword(s):  
Republican Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Church Attendance ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Party Identification ◽  
Physician Assisted Suicide ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
Initiative Process ◽  
Social Liberalism

At the November 1998 general election, Michigan citizens were given the opportunity to vote on Proposal B, an initiative that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide (PAS). PAS initiatives also have been held in Washington State, California, Oregon, and Maine, with only Oregon's passing. We use exit poll data to analyze the vote on Proposal B. Attributes associated with social liberalism—Democratic Party identification, less frequent church attendance, more education, and greater household income—led to increased odds of a “yes” vote. Attributes associated with social conservatism—Republican Party identification and frequent church attendance—led to decreased odds of a “yes” vote. Similar to the abortion issue, PAS's supporters strongly value personal autonomy, whereas its opponents strongly value the sanctity of life. Voter alignments like those in Michigan will likely appear in other states with the initiative process if PAS reaches their ballots.

scholarly journals The duty-right to apostolate (remarks on canon 211)

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-35
Author(s):  
DOMINIQUE LE TOURNEAU
Keyword(s):  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Essential Norm ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
Lay People ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
Ministry Of The Word ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire World ◽  
The Church

The faithful have the native right o proclaiming the faith, right which concerns first of all the whole Church, as it was reminded by the II Vatican Council. As far as the faithful are concerned, this duty-right is connected with can. 210 about sanctity of life and can. 225 §1 on working to expand the divine message of salvation throughout the entire world. The Author deals also with the notion of proselytism, which is not always correctly understand.Part II of the present work present “the actors of apostolate”. To exercise their function in the Church and in the world, their right to associate must be recognized and protected so that they be able to do individual apostolate, which does not prevent them from participating in the apostolate organised by the hierarchy of the church. Canon 211 appears to be an essential norm in the Code, and is a direct consequence of secularity of lay people. Anyway, the faithful are subject to a certain control by the diocesan bishop as moderator of the entire ministry of the Word (can. 756 § 2).Concluding, the Author deplore that a true protection of the rights of the faithful is still largely missingin the church.

scholarly journals THE PRINCIPLE OF QUALITY OF LIFE VERSUS SANCTITY OF LIFE IN THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE: WHERE DOES ISLAMIC LAW STANDS?

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omipidan Bashiru Adeniyi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western World ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
World Today ◽  
The Right

The trend in most part of the western world today is the agitations for a person to have the right to take his own life, when such life, becomes unbearable due to pain, being the result of a severe or terminal illness. This is the position of proponents of the concept of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Opponents of the concept on the other hand are of the view that no matter the circumstances, a person should not take his own life because he has contributed nothing to its creation. They therefore uphold the sanctity of life as against its quality. This paper seeks to examine the relative arguments and will address the position of Islamic law governing the euthanasia debate.

scholarly journals PSIKOLOGI SUFISTIK (Studi atas Pemikiran Sachiko Murata dalam Buku The Tao of Islam)

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erni Susilawati
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Psychology ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
Real Behavior ◽  
The Mind ◽  
The Relationship

Sachiko Murata has developed many discourses of spiritual psychology asmentioned in her book The Tao of Islam. The writer found that the higheststage of Sufi which is to be united with God exists vertically betweenthe spirit, soul, mind and heart. Spirit is described as the highest innerdimension, which is connected to soul, as a part of the physical or bodystructure. The relationship between the soul and spirit raises other innerdimension that is the mind and heart. For a Sufi who has reached perfectionor sanctity of life, it also means to have a harmonious relationship betweenman's inner dimension, namely the achievement of happiness and peace ofmind which is reflected in real behavior. This is what Murata stated about ahealthy soul, a soul which is strongly influenced by the spirit or goodness.

Fairly Bland: an alternative view of a supposed new ‘Death Ethic’ and the BMA guidelines

Legal Studies ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Price
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Net Benefit ◽  
Sanctity Of Life ◽  
Legal Standard ◽  
Polar Opposite

Recently in this journal John Keown attacked the BMA Guidance published on ‘Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatment’, arguing that it was, fundamentally at odds with the sanctity of life doctrine as properly understood, condemning the intentional termination of individuals' lives. In riposte it is asserted that even this modified version of the doctrine cannot support a defensible moral or legal standard for decision-making here, being founded upon an excessive emphasis on the mental state of the clinician and an inappropriately narrow focus on the effects of the proposed treatment on the ‘health’ of the patient, as opposed to being primarily driven by the (best) interests of the patient. The attempt to divorce treatment decisions from broader evaluations of the net benefit or other otherwise able to be attained by the patient from such treatment, including the taking into account of the individual's handicapped state, accordingly fails. Acceptance of such reality is, at the least, the first step toward a common language for further dialogue even between those with polar opposite opinions in this sphere.

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