What is Euthanasia?
What is euthanasia
and what are the arguments for it?
Is it legal?
Is it moral?
These are some of the common questions people have about euthanasia.

Definition of euthanasia:
Euthanasia, sometimes known as"mercy-killing," is the intentional ending of a patient's life by a physician, usually by lethal injection. Technically, "physician-assisted suicide" is different and refers to a physician providing a patient with the means for taking his or her own life.

Euthanasia and religion :
Among those who attend religious services weekly, only 33% regarded euthanasia as morally acceptable.
Among those who attend services "nearly weekly," 48% said euthanasia is morally acceptable.
Since religion concerns itself with issues of life, death, meaning and morality, it is not surprising that, for many people, religious beliefs are the main basis for their views of euthanasia. While there are certainly many other factors that contribute to one's position on euthanasia, such as concerns about the risk of abuse, compassion, pain control, legal freedom, etc., this thread will focus almost entirely on the religious aspects of the issue.


Christians what do you think? Right or wrong?
Atheists/non religious/pagans are free to contribute as well..

The average christian is too brainwashed to debate properly on this issue. Trust me


Same with the abortion issue
Same with evolution.


I only raise these issues nowadays when I am in bashing mode....logic cant work with certain people....pain can be a good method with them

I don't see christianity believing in euthanasia, mercy-killing or coup de grace. Cos the religion believes if there is life, there is hope of course there can be miracle and anyone that takes another man's life is a murderer!

Since the question is directed to christians, I'll just watch from the sidelines

Christians where you at?!!

Let's rub minds here...

Lol its not as easy a tithing issue,ai?

rationalmind: Since the question is directed to christians, I'll just watch from the sidelines

Its been modified

quivah:
Its been modified

Good

Euthanasia should be carried out only as a last resort to alleviate pain and suffering when every other possible means of alleviating the pain and suffering have been tried or considered and the end result of it all is eventual death.

The doc administering it must not do it for his own personal gain which might be an inheritance.

The perfect (not partial) will of the patient should be the deciding factor and not the will of any other.

My two kobo.

^ Christians still see that as murder and so 98% of them won't advocate it.

Even when the patient is In a graved pain and chances are sooner or later he's gon die. They still would rather God take him instead.. i.e dying a natural death

Not putting into consideration the money spent(yeah life is involved but there are other lives involved as well..esp if the one life is almost gone already)time,pains..

As a Christian myself(well not really,dont ask how) I dont see anything wrong with euthanasia..

But a conc Christian brethren might have his/her reasons as to why euthanasia is wrong .

I just don't know why they are running from this .

quivah: ^ Christians still see that as murder and so 98% of them won't advocate it.

Even when the patient is In a graved pain and chances are sooner or later he's gon die. They still would rather God take him instead.. i.e dying a natural death

Not putting into consideration the money spent(yeah life is involved but there are other lives involved as well..esp if the one life is almost gone already)time,pains..

As a Christian myself(well not really,dont ask how) I dont see anything wrong with euthanasia..

If that's the position of the christian, its going to even pose more problems than answers cos one would have to ask what God wants to gain from keeping the patient in untold pain, suffering and agony.

As for the bold, I wouldn't had asked cos I seem to know.

^ to them,when there's life,there is hope...

But in extreme cases between llife-death,i wonder what hope there is..
God would rather care about who and who is heaven/hell bound than looking through the pains or life on earth.. that's the picture the fanatic Christians paint.


Lol you should know

A christian should not encourage mercy killing let alone getting involve in it.

Sal C: A christian should not encourage mercy killing let alone getting involve in it.

Wow......how prescriptive

why not use logical steps to get to your conclusion rather than just make blanket statements?

Sal C: A christian should not encourage mercy killing let alone getting involve in it.

Why?

LOL I'm speechless

Logicboy03:


Wow......how prescriptive

why not use logical steps to get to your conclusion rather than just make blanket statements?

Except you wna hear "thou shall not kill" "and suicide is also killing" tales..

Then be ready to see lotta blank statements.

Logicboy03: The average christian is too brainwashed to debate properly on this issue. Trust me


Same with the abortion issue
Same with evolution.


I only raise these issues nowadays when I am in bashing mode....logic cant work with certain people....pain can be a good method with them

Going by the bolded, you and I were too brainwashed to debate this issue years back_maybe quivah too.

^ and now?
You arent?
Then talk on the topic..

quivah: ^ and now?
You arent?
Then talk on the topic..

A beg comot !

I will make my statement on thursday.

quivah: Christians where you at?!!

Let's rub minds here...

Lol its not as easy a tithing issue,ai?

Lol. Don't rejoice yet.

Uyi Iredia:

A beg comot !

...

Is there really nothing up there?

Reyginus: I will make my statement on thursday.

Hehe ... take your time..

Reyginus: I will make my statement on thursday.

when you are done being atheist ba !

quivah:
...

Is there really nothing up there?

Hehe ... take your time..

Lol. I'm an atheist for now.

Uyi Iredia:

when you are done being atheist ba !

Exactly.

And who told you that my church supports your euthanasia and abortion. Research before you post

Reyginus: Exactly.

why not post as an atheist on this also

rationalmind:

why not post as an atheist on this also

Lol. What will now happen when I change position on the same thread by thursday. Madness!!
I think I will do better if it was asked in my atheist thread.

Reyginus: Lol. What will now happen when I change position on the same thread by thursday. Madness!!
I think I will do better if it was asked in my atheist thread.

Ok, Thursday.

FrancisTony: And who told you that my church supports your euthanasia and abortion. Research before you post

Guy,did you read the op without your medulla?

Read again!

quivah:
Guy,did you read the op without your medulla?

Read again!

kk. I got you. My view about euthanasia is that it's morally/religiously wrong.