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Paul Badham, Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying?: Voluntary Euthanasia Reassessed (London: SPCK, 2009), pp. xv + 144, £10.99, ISBN 978-0281059195 (pbk).

Paul Badham, Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying?: Voluntary Euthanasia Reassessed... The idea of assisted dying remains taboo in sectors of the church. End of life issues are complex and sincere Christians often find themselves pulled apart by their theological convictions and their desire to alleviate the pain they or their loved ones feel. In Paul Badham’s book he seeks to offer an alternative Christian opinion, founded on Christian ethical, biblical and theological reflections, to the question of whether there is a Christian case for assisted dying. At the outset Badham carefully outlines the scope of his project: ‘Throughout this book reference is made to both voluntary euthanasia and to assisted dying. In either case it is axiomatic that this is in the context of a competent person suffering unbearably in terminal illness who explicitly and repeatedly requests assistance to die’ (p. xi). This indicates the horizon of Badham’s work, and throughout he reminds his readers of the limited scope of his examination. By way of example, he points out that this inquiry does not extend to taking someone off life-support systems, because ‘it is now accepted that these are issues of clinical judgement rather than of morality’ (p. xii). Badham is careful to articulate what he is and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Theology Brill

Paul Badham, Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying?: Voluntary Euthanasia Reassessed (London: SPCK, 2009), pp. xv + 144, £10.99, ISBN 978-0281059195 (pbk).

Maris, Derek
International Journal of Public Theology , Volume 6 (2): 263 – Jan 1, 2012
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Book Reviews
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1872-5171
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10.1163/156973212X635145
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The idea of assisted dying remains taboo in sectors of the church. End of life issues are complex and sincere Christians often find themselves pulled apart by their theological convictions and their desire to alleviate the pain they or their loved ones feel. In Paul Badham’s book he seeks to offer an alternative Christian opinion, founded on Christian ethical, biblical and theological reflections, to the question of whether there is a Christian case for assisted dying. At the outset Badham carefully outlines the scope of his project: ‘Throughout this book reference is made to both voluntary euthanasia and to assisted dying. In either case it is axiomatic that this is in the context of a competent person suffering unbearably in terminal illness who explicitly and repeatedly requests assistance to die’ (p. xi). This indicates the horizon of Badham’s work, and throughout he reminds his readers of the limited scope of his examination. By way of example, he points out that this inquiry does not extend to taking someone off life-support systems, because ‘it is now accepted that these are issues of clinical judgement rather than of morality’ (p. xii). Badham is careful to articulate what he is and

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