Euthanasia
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- Euthanasia
- types of euthanasia
- Active euthanasia - something is done to a person to make them die more quickly, eg giving drugs with the intention of bringing about death.
- Passive euthanasia - any form of treatment that might extend a person's life is withdrawn, eg a life support machine is turned off.
- Voluntary euthanasia - a person asks for their own life to be ended.
- Non-voluntary euthanasia - a person cannot make a decision about euthanasia, so someone else, eg a doctor decides that it would be in the person's best interest if their life was ended.
- Involuntary euthanasia - a person wants to live, but someone else, eg a doctor, decides that it would be in the person's best interest if their life was ended.
- Assisted suicide - deliberately assisting or encouraging another person to end their own life.
- alternatives to euthanasia
- Hospice-. Palliative drugs are used to help ensure that the person does not suffer any more pain than is absolutely necessary.
- Refusing treatment - in the UK all adults have the right to refuse treatment as long as they have the capacity to understand the situation they are in.
- Human beings should have the right to be able to decide when and how they die
- Euthanasia enables a person to die with dignity and in control of their situation.
- Death is a private matter and the state should not interfere with the individual's right to die.
- Euthanasia would release precious resources to treat people who could live.
- Family and friends would be spared the pain of seeing their loved one suffer a long-drawn-out death.
- Society permits animals to be put down as an act of kindness when they are suffering; the same treatment should be available to humans.
- euthanasia would weaken society's respect for the value and importance of human life
- proper palliative care is available which reduces or removes the need for people to be in pain
- it would put too much power in the hands of doctors, and damage the trust between patient and doctor
- some people may feel pressured to request euthanasia by family, friends or doctors, when it isn't what they really want
- it would discourage the search for new cures and treatments for the terminally ill
- voluntary euthanasia could be the first step on a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia, where those who are undesirable or seen as a problem could be killed
- What does Christianity teach about euthanasia?
- Most Christians believe that life is sacred and given by God, and therefore only God can decide when life ends.
- "You shall not murder." The deliberate ending of a life could be classed as murder.
- "Love your neighbour as yourself." Some Christians believe that ending pain and suffering, even if this means ending a life before God decides, to be an act of love and compassion.
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