Religious Implications on Euthanasia
Religious Implications on Euthanasia
When is it ok to kill another human being? Is it right to end someone else’s life under any circumstances just because another term is used? Some people say that it’s ok if that human being is suffering unbearably. If we really think about that statement we are all suffering, life itself is unbearable pain but its all about how one perceives the misfortunes that life has to offer. There isn't anyone I know that has not suffered from heartbreak, the loss of a loved one, a bad family life, persistent anxiety attacks, depression, rape, or even a terminally ill disease. The list goes on, but some of these people have also had a better outlook on life because they think that the worst has happened and they look at life in a new light. They can also relate to others better because more than likely the majority of the population has been through at least one of these same traumas. Therefore, the question is not euthanasia; the question is what one believes humans are to accomplish on earth? I believe that we are put here to redeem ourselves from our past sins, whether it is ones skeletons kept in the closet or ones past life. Furthermore, if one is in agonizing pain then who is to say that is not punishment for ones sins? When we let our doctors, our families, and even ourselves decide the fate of ones life it compromises with the master plan of redemption.
We have little detail about doctors' practices outside the law, but what we do know makes it unlikely that they are either ethical or necessary. It is not necessary for doctors to kill patients to relieve pain, though sometimes the assistance or advice of an expert in palliative care will be required. They took an oath to take care of the sick and heal the wounded. Doctors are obliged by law to know how to treat the patients under their care, and if they do not know, they are obliged to find out or get assistance. Suffering is not a medical matter alone; it has many social causes also, some of which are unable to be remedied by doctors, or perhaps by anyone. It would surely not be wanted that doctors should...