“God gives life and only God can take it away”- Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have considered more than one point of view

Many arguments for abortion say that it is the woman’s right to choose to destroy the baby as it is her body. I say that the body most affected is the baby’s because it will be destroyed. If the unwanted child will not be loved, is a result of rape or incest then adoption is a better alternative than death.

I believe that euthanasia is right under certain circumstances. People should not be left lingering in pain. They should not have to suffer when death is inevitable. People do have the right to end their own lives, although it is a tragic act. Some people would say that that this is suicide but we must remember that euthanasia is not. It is not a private act because you have the support of family and friends. Euthanasia is about letting a person assist another death to save them from long painful deaths. Euthanasia is an act of mercy.

Some people say that to kill someone because of the pain they suffering is not a good enough excuse. They say that pain is not always bad. A person in anguish needs to try to overcome pain. To try to triumph over pain will ultimately help them to become a stronger person. I disagree with this feeble argument. Pain is our body’s way of saying something is wrong. To say that extreme pain can be good for you is a ridiculous view. Keeping a living thing in excessive pain is heartless.

I think that Abortion is wrong because it means killing a helpless human being. An aborted foetus can suffer great pain as it is aborted. Adoption is another option to the murder of a baby. To give a child to a loving home is better than executing it. I think that euthanasia is acceptable if the only other option is a life of pain or without meaning. I believe that everyone has the right to choose how he or she live and die. Not everybody will have an easy death. Some terminal pain cannot be controlled, even with the best of care and the strongest of drugs. Other distressing symptoms, which come with diseases, such as sickness, immobility, breathlessness and fever cannot always be relieved. Pain is not always the issue - quality of life is too.

God gave all living things life. Life is God’s gift to us but I believe each living organism has ownership over themselves. I trust that this is what God wanted and made it to be. I disagree with the statement: “God gives life and only God can take it away” because there are situations in which Christians authorize lethal force over human beings. In the past the Church has allowed abortions and wars in the name of good and God. Abortion is wrong in most circumstances but euthanasia is acceptable to me as is an act of mercy. I believe that God gave us free will so we could control our own paths and live good lives. To end pain or stop meaningless life is not a sin, it is a good deed.