title: Does religion deserve a place in secular medicine?
abstract: Biggar (2015) argues that "religion" deserves a place in secular medicine. Against this view, I argue that religion (as most people would understand the term) should not play a role in shaping secular health policy, and I provide some illustrations of the potential dangers of the contrary. However, I also suggest that-upon closer inspection-Biggar seems to be using the term "religion" to refer to obliquely to what most people would call "moral philosophy." On this less controversial interpretation, Biggar's proposal is inoffensive-but also unoriginal.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Earp
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D005610:Freedom; D006806:Human Rights; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011057:Politics; D012945:Social Values
keywords: Abortion; Moral and Religious Aspects; Religious Ethics