Ewan Goligher has written a book making a clear and strong argument against euthanasia and for the intrinsic value of human life. He joins Matt and Alastair to discuss many fine points of this complex and knotty issue, including the history of the legality of euthanasia in Canada, the ethical implications of suicide, the good of death, and the intrinsic value of a human’s existence.
Full show notes at www.merefidelity.com.
Timestamps:
Keep Us Going [0:00]
A Sudden Change in Canada [1:48]
A Reaction from the Church [6:48]
Autonomy of Physicians [9:56]
Whose Prima Facie? [14:34]
Intrinsic Value [18:42]
Suicide qua Suicide [21:06]
Existence [27:47]
Death as a Witness [32:28]
Death as a Mercy [35:44]
Creatures in Time [44:51]
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