Euthanasia violates Christian beliefs, as Catholics Euthanasia is believed to be morally wrong because it is the destruction of life. The church believes that God gives people life for a reason and is the only one allowed taking away a life, for human life is sacred. ... The church believes that through pain and suffering a person can find faith and learn to love God. ... Right now, Euthanasia has two contrasting voices. Some support Euthanasia others do not. ...

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Is Euthanasia appropriate to end someone's life if they are suffering a great deal of pain? ... Firstly, the term "Euthanasia" come from the ancient Greek word meaning "Good Death", which is used to refer to voluntary rather than compulsory euthanasia. ... Many believe they should be allowed to die with dignity, with the help of, for example, a lethal injection or an overdose of morphine from a doctor. ... There is already a shortage of organs therefore euthanasia will increase the number. ... If euthanasia were processed, the patient would die by their family's side. ...

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Opponents believe that euthanasia acts against nature. ... When euthanasia is implicated, it goes against our concept for survival -In many cases a patient recovers with no explanation. With euthanasia, these miraculous recoveries would not exist because there would be no expectation of them happening. ... With euthanasia, death is no longer natural; it is a result of a medical decision -The concern about following a patient's request lies on their psychological state. ... -People that support euthanasia see that life is there's and theirs only. ...

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The topic of active and passive euthanasia has become a heavily discuss proposition. ... Though, these two are both acts, in some shape or form, of taking another person's life from them, I believe that active euthanasia is moral. ... Therefore, even though one is an act of active euthanasia and the other is passive euthanasia, both are equal. ... She believes, though, that we should take more distinctions into consideration, "such as a difference of motive or cost"" (868). ... Foot believes that it can be morally determined of whether an act is right or wrong based on the consequences...

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Both the American Medical Association and the American judicial system recognize a sharp distinction between "active euthanasia- and "passive euthanasia."" The first of these terms, "active euthanasia,"" refers to any action that directly contributes to the death of someone who is terminally ill or in great pain. ... In "Active and Passive Euthanasia,"" James Rachels rejects two of the three arguments that Callahan makes. ... The authors of these two articles disagree sharply about both the moral acceptability and the desirable legal status of active euthanasia. ... James Callahan insists tha...

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Jack Kevorkian believes that doctors should perform such a duty as euthanasia if the patients choose to end their lives when there are no other means to avoid death. ... However, it also holds true that euthanasia is not simply a question of ending someone's life. ... If someone can choose euthanasia, they don't have to think about the worry and the suffering only. ... Therefore euthanasia is the morally right thing to do. ... "The Ethics of Euthanasia" The Blair Reader. 4th ed. ...

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The debate concerns one question: is euthanasia ethical? ... Euthanasia is an unconstitutional, unethical, and senseless act to commit. ... From a medical point of view, euthanasia is irrational. ... Some believe euthanasia, a perceived moral wrong, should be prohibited by the full force of the law. ... Euthanasia is certainly one of society's most controversial contemporary issues. ...

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Jack Kevorkian who was first responsible for PAS and introducing euthanasia to society. ... Some people believe that until a person's allotted "time" is up a person should not be able to end their life. Most along with myself, believe that God has a purpose for leaving some here on earth longer than others. ... Since then many other countries have legalized euthanasia. ... For some people I don't believe that is a decision that can be made on their own. ...

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Unethical Euthanasia Imagine awaking to the Gestapo in your home, ransacking your belongings, and loading you into a cattle car with an unknown destination. ... The use of euthanasia in every sense was unethical and immoral. ... In the beginning of World War II these doctors refused to take part in such an explicit crime, but nearing the end they became a large part of the population of those who believed it was the moral thing to do. ... The Euthanasia Program, established under the Reich Chancellory, met at Tiergartenstrasse 4, Berlin, in the fall of 1939. Originall...

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Whereas relativists are teleological; they believe that the moral thing to do depends on the consequences of that act. ... Whereas a relativist believes that there are no universally valid moral principles. ... On the other hand an absolutist believes that culture cannot influence a moral decision as they believe that morality should be the same for all cultures. ... For example relativist may permit euthanasia as Christianity implies that people should not be left in pain however an absolutist would say killing is always wrong therefore the person would have to suffer in pain. ... Many beli...

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This does not make sense to me because if humans are egotistical by nature, then it would not matter to an individual what another believes is a lower or higher form of pleasure. ... Utilitarian extremists such as Peter Singer would even go as far as promoting abortion, some forms of infanticide, and voluntary euthanasia if they would result in accordance with the greatest happiness principle. ...

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