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Suicide and Euthanasia (IN: Engineered Death: Abortion, Suicide, Euthanasia and Senecide by J Woods)
Woods J
This article analyzes the philosophical implications of suicide & euthanasia. The author asserts the reason why suicide is considered wrong in secular terms is not because it is murder, but because it is a betrayal of living obligations. He therefore concludes that suicide is not morally wrong if there is no duty to stay alive. He applies this principle to euthanasia as well, & states that it is also morally acceptable under these circumstances. (VM)