Religious Attitudes to the Elderly and Death

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Sanctity of life
Life is sacred because it is God given
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Value of life
The value of a person above physical value
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Quality of life
Measure of life fulfilment
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Barzakh (Muslim belief)
A 'state of waiting' as a stop gap between death and heaven
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Purgatory (Roman Catholic belief)
A 'spiritual cleansing and preparation' before they go to either heaven or hell
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Karma
Your actions result in either good or bad karma and if you have bad karma you will be punished either in this life or the next
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Samasara (Buddhist belief)
The cycle of birth, death and rebirth (continuing life in another form)
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Reincarnation (Hindu and Sikh belief)
Being born again in another form
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Ageism
People discriminating against people because of their age
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Death
An end of life, which can be determined in several ways, but normally when the brain stops functioning
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Active Euthanasia
When the dying person is killed intentionally to put them out of their suffering. The illness does not end their life
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Passive Euthanasia
When the dying person is allowed to die through taking away the medical support they have- the illness is allowed to kill them
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Hospice
A hospice is a nursing home for the care of the dying or the incurably ill
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The value of a person above physical value

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Value of life

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Measure of life fulfilment

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A 'state of waiting' as a stop gap between death and heaven

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A 'spiritual cleansing and preparation' before they go to either heaven or hell

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