Theravada Buddhism and Roman Catholicism on the Moral Permissibility of Palliative Sedation: A Blurred Demarcation Line.

Ahiṃsā Buddhist bioethics Catholic bioethics Palliative sedation Principle of double effect

Journal

Journal of religion and health
ISSN: 1573-6571
Titre abrégé: J Relig Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985199R

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Historique:
accepted: 11 11 2021
pubmed: 22 11 2021
medline: 2 4 2022
entrez: 21 11 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

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 Third Noble Truth. Despite their theological differences, Buddhism and Catholicism both value the moral significance of the physician's intent to reduce suffering and both respect the sanctity of life. This blurs the demarcation line between Buddhism and Catholicism regarding the moral justification of palliative sedation.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34802096
doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01464-7
pii: 10.1007/s10943-021-01464-7
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1405-1417

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Asmat Ara Islam (AA)

Department of Philosophy, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. asmat151@gmail.com.
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA. asmat151@gmail.com.

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