Euthanasia is the act of painlessly ending a person's life, before they are naturally ready to die. Euthanasia is not new in fact it has been used throughout history.

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Euthanasia is the act of painlessly ending a person’s life, before they are naturally ready to die. Euthanasia is not new in fact it has been used throughout history.

  There are several types of euthanasia –

 Voluntary Euthanasia.

This is used when a dying person has asked for it             to happen.

 Involuntary Euthanasia.

When euthanasia is used without the person knowing. E.g. if the person is in a coma.

 Compulsive Euthanasia.

When euthanasia has to be performed because the person has a certain illness or has reached a certain age.

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Passive Euthanasia.

When doctors give a pain-killing drug, but do nothing for the patient.

 Active Euthanasia.

When doctors give the patient a drug to take the pain away, knowing it will also kill them.

There are other methods euthanasia these can be mixed together to make different combinations-

-Passive voluntary euthanasia.

-Active voluntary euthanasia.

-Passive involuntary euthanasia.

-Active involuntary euthanasia.

Christian views on Euthanasia are based on the beliefs of the SANNTITY OF LIFE. Which comes from teaching that all people are made from the image of God.

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