Consistent life ethic

ideology opposing abortion, capital punishment, assisted suicide, euthanasia, and some or all wars

The consistent life ethic is also known as the consistent ethic of life. It opposes abortion, capital punishment, assisted suicide, euthanasia, and war.[1] Some people who follow this are only opposed to unjust war, and some are full pacifists. The term was made popular in 1983 by Joseph Bernardin, a Catholic Cardinal. The ideology is based on all life being important, and that it should be protected by law.[2]

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  1. Worthen, Molly (2012-09-15). "Opinion | The Power of Political Communion (Published 2012)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. BERNARDIN, JOSEPH CARDINAL (October 1984). "A Consistent Ethic of Life: An American-Catholic Dialogue". Counseling and Values. 29 (1): 6–14. doi:10.1002/j.2161-007x.1984.tb00599.x. ISSN 0160-7960.

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