TITLE

Life as an intrinsic rather than instrumental good: The `spiritual' case against euthanasia

AUTHOR(S)

Bleich, J. David

PUB. DATE

September 1993

SOURCE

Issues in Law & Medicine;Fall93, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p139

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents the biblical view that human life is an intrinsic rather than an instrumental good. Support of such view from the Talmud, Jewish law and the works of various Jewish theologians; Precedence of the value of life over other any consideration; Implications of the view of life an merely an instrumental good on the terminally ill, comatose, mentally ill or insane.

ACCESSION #

9607266559

Tags: LIFE

 

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