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The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the ways in which the Supreme Court of Canada has shifted away from transcendent/religious to nonreligious conceptualizations of…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the ways in which the Supreme Court of Canada has shifted away from transcendent/religious to nonreligious conceptualizations of assisted dying.
Design/methodology/approach
A discourse analysis of a Supreme Court of Canada case on assisted dying and the facta of the 26 associated interveners.
Findings
The research points to a shift away from religious to nonreligious understandings in the way the Court conceptualizes suffering, pain, illness and assisted dying.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to the understanding of nonreligion as a social phenomenon.
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