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Euthanasia (Christian teaching (The Catholic Church (The C of E (the…
Euthanasia
Christian teaching
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The Catholic Church
The R.C.C teaches that deliberately killing as 'innocent' human being is always morally unacceptable.
For them, life as a gift from God has unqualified value
Life is hence always preferable to death and does not depend for its value on quantities of well-being or pleasure
Assisted suicide is also rejected, since it too is the deliberate killing of God-given life
The C of E
the church of England recognises the importance of 'personal autonomy' or the right to make independent decisions about one'sown life
To end a life implies that it no longer has meaning and this goes against the christian principle of sanctity of life
However, it recognises that this puts an unwelcome burden on another party to carry out euthanasia
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Public opinion
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a poll was conducted in Jan 2013 revealed that 70% of people supported yet a vote among MP's in the House of Commons in September 2015 saw a proposal to legalise assisted suicide defeated, by 330 voted to 118
In a survey of Anglican clergy conducted in September 2014, 70% believe that the law in relation to assisted suicide should not be changed
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Autonomy- Your body, your choice whether or not you want to die.
Murder is done through hatred and anger, euthanasia is performed from love and compassion
there are controls that can be put in place to ensure the patient is sure they want their life to end
economically euthanasia prevents individuals without hope of recovery or in a coma to drain scarce resources
Non religious ideas
A doctors duty is to preserve life, not end it
Medical advancements mean that pain control is very effective and cures for illnesses are more likely
Some patients may agree to euthanasia so as to not be a burden on relatives- pressure to make a decision
In some rare cases, a relative may persuade an older member of the family who has an illness for example cancer into euthanasia to gain their inheritance.
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Murder is committed through anger and hatred, whereas euthanasia is performed out of love and compassion
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