Essay on A Christian's Arguments For or Against Euthanasia

Euthanasia is the merciful killing of an extremely sick person. Is practicing Euthanasia saving a sufferer or is it committing murder? People will say it is against the Bible and that it is unethical; however, some patients have been dealing with illnesses and are in pain with no hope for a cure. They would like to be relieved of their suffering and their families would like to see them at peace. Legalizing Euthanasia would benefit the many people who have to suffer and their family members who watch heartbrokenly.

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The Roman Catholic Church is opposed to euthanasia, but they do not consider giving medications to alleviate pain, that may end up shortening a life, as euthanasia (Frederich). This is a valid point because there is no need to prolong pain in a person’s life. This is the point where a lot of critiques of this point of view on euthanasia will say that they are alleviating pain by euthanizing someone. They would not be completely wrong, but they are making everything go away the good and the bad like chemo. Many Christians feel as though God does not give anyone unnecessary prolonged pain and that the pain people face will benefit either them or someone around them. These Christians do not usually feel prolonging pain is necessary but rather the opposite they feel you should let God end their life. In other words, they feel a natural death is in God’s

Christians are mostly against euthanasia. The arguments are usually based on the beliefs that life is given by God, and that human beings are made in God's image this is told to us in Genesis 1:27 “So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them”. As Christians our laws are based upon the 10 commandments, the 6th commandment is” thou shalt not kill” this commandment is connected to Euthanasia because you are killing a child before they have had the chance to experience life. John. Paul II view on Euthanasia is “Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person.”

The issues with euthanasia as an ethical issue is who has determined that this is right? Ethically who are we to decide when someone dies? When is it legal or ethically right to terminate a life? People who favor euthanasia and who do not have a Christian view say it is a person’s moral right to die with dignity, it is their constitutional right and this act is an act of mercy on the person who is suffering. They believe that it relives the family from suffering and financial burden and is just the most human thing that can be done (Geisler, 2010,

Euthanasia violate the religious belief .The matter of death constitutes one of the most important things that religions deal with. Almost every religious pays special attention to death. According to religions all human life is sacred, and is worth protecting. The holy book of Islam, it is clearly stated that "when their time comes they can’t delay it for a single hour nor can they bring it forward by a single hour", that is to say the length of one's life is destined, and we can never do anything to interfere with it. Only Allah has the right to end your life. Similarly, life is a gift from God, according to Christianity.

The traditional Christian view: Most theologians and ethicists who hold a traditional or historic Christian viewpoint accept the active-versus-passive distinction logically and morally. However, they would view active euthanasia as morally offensive and unacceptable. Such action violates the scriptural principle that prohibits suicide and homicide, the intentional taking of 'innocent' human life. Many Christians ethicists believe that given the state of human sinfulness, original sin, total depravity, active euthanasia weakens respect for human life and sets a dangerous precedent.

What would you want to do if you were lying in a hospital bed being told you had an illness that would kill you within the next few weeks? Euthanasia is the choice you make when you're terminally ill, to end your life medically. Doctors have the tools to do this and this process is painless. Some people believe euthanasia is a murder, while others believe the patients should have the rights. People should have the right to end his or her own life if they’re terminally ill. Also this is hard on family members because medical care is very expensive, and it can be hard to see someone die very sick.

Euthanasia is immoral because, it is breaking the sixth commandment, to accomplish the good of the victim, being release from their disease or hurt. God is here for us to talk to if we are hurt, or if we have an incurable lethal disease, he will cure us on the final day of the righteous. We must love others as Christ did, Jesus would not murder those who have a disease or don’t want to live anymore, he would pray for them and comfort them, and we should all practice to do the

The Bible does not specifically mention the word “euthanasia” but it says Bible verses related to that. Exodus 20:13 says “You shall not murder.” “Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness... (Genesis 1:26). The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. (‭Job‬ ‭33‬:‭4‬ NIV). Job 14-5 “A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.” In the book of Job, when Job is in great pain, his wife says to him “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks.

First, it is relevant to have an overall understanding of euthanasia. According to American Heritage Dictionary, euthanasia refers to “the act or practice of ending the life of a person having a terminal illness or a medical condition that causes suffering perceived as incompatible with an acceptable quality of life, as by lethal injection or the suspension of certain medical treatments.” The word “euthanasia” can be traced as far back as in the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations and it literally means a good death. (American Heritage Dictionary)

As Christians, this idea of euthanasia will have a contradicting viewpoint. Another quote from this episode of Grey’s Anatomy is “Death feels like a loss even when we know it’s not. We know it’s time. We know it’s right.” When a loved one passes away, it feels like an earthly loss to those who remain alive. However, as Christians, if a person is going to Heaven, it is important to note that the death really was not a loss for that person. If an individual passes away then we should know that it is time and that God is calling that person home and death was the best option for that person at that point.

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“Americans tend to endorse the use of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia when the question is abstract and hypothetical” (Ezekiel Emanuel). Not many people support it, but many of them do. Euthanasia the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries. Or also known as “mercy killing”. To those many patients who have terminal illnesses the procedure is done to them. But only if they are suffering too much and can’t hold the pain no more the doctors do recommend Euthanasia. Basically the patients get to decide whether they want to live or not. As many call it “suicide”. Those who are against euthanasia may argue for the sanity of life. Meaning people are made in God’s image,human life has an inherently sacred attribute that should be protected and respected at all times. Euthanasia is not an acceptable choice of death because it inhibits advancements in medicine, it can easily lead to potential patient abuse and it is unnecessary, if alternative treatment exists.