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Sovereignty, Stewardship, and the Self: Religious Perspectives on Euthanasia (IN: Euthanasia: the Good of the Patient, the Good of Society, ed. by R I Misbin)
Campbell C S~~~~~~
The context of religious pluralism in a secular society needs to be borne in mind when considering specific religious perspectives on euthanasia. The author engages these perspectives at 3 levels: a descriptive & comparative analysis of major American denominational positions on euthanasia; the normative justification for these positions as displayed in the themes of sovereignty, stewardship, & the self; & the social policy significance of these positions in public forums of debate. (27 refs.)