Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Euthanasia
- Voluntary Euthanasia
- Terminally ill person asks someone else to
help them die
- Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
- Someone else's decision to end a person's life if they
cannot give a response-in a coma
- Active Euthanasia
- Something actively done to end a person's life
- Passive Euthansia
- Withdrawing a substance that would otherwise
prolong an individuals life e.g. water
- Arguments For Euthanasia
- People-free will-decide for themselves-standard of
life too low
- God-gives freedom-act of self-determination
- Healing in heaven-speeding up process
- Jesus shows compassion to the
ill and sick
- Want to die in comfort at home
- May feel like they are a burden
- Arguments Against Euthanasia
- 'You shall not murder'
- Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
- Human life sacred-Given by God
- 'There is no other God beside
me, I put to death and I bring to
life'
- Suffering-Brings closer to
God-Jesus also suffered-died on the
cross
- May not be making clear decisions
- Doctors-save lives not
destroy
- Suffering-Strengthens faith and trust in God
- Miracles could take place-new treatments