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Aid to dying: What Jainism -- one of India's oldest religions -- teaches us

  • Written by Christopher Key Chapple, Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University
imageWhat do different end-of-life conversations look like?Rose image via www.shutterstock.com

On June 9, a law allowing patients with terminal illnesses to end their lives with help from a physician came into effect in California, opening conversations about whether human life should be prolonged against the desire to die peacefully and with dignity.

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