Defeating "Death with Dignity": Morality and Message in a Massachusetts Referendum

In November 2012, a ballot measure entitled "Death with Dignity" that would legalize physician-assisted suicide was placed before the voters of Massachusetts. The Catholic Church, which had exerted substantial policy influence in the commonwealth but had recently seen its authority falter,...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Catholic Studies. - American Catholic Historical Society. - 125(2014), 2, Seite 23-43
1. Verfasser: Cunningham, Maurice T. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Catholic Studies
Schlagworte:Religion Political science Social sciences Behavioral sciences