Sanctity of life means that life is a gift from god. Only god can decide when a life begins or ends. Any deliberate killing of the innocent without gods authority is wrong, and against the natural law. This extends to the situations where a persons life is ended at there own request. Volentry euthanasia breaks this principle because people do not have the right to choose for themselves.
We believe that we are all brothers and sisters in the world. We have the responsibility to care for those at the end of their lives. Although the Catholic Church does not support euthanasia we as Christians have the responsibility to make decisions when a person is in a great deal; of pain and asks to be given euthanasia. We should treat all other people, as we would like to be treated.
The Catholic Church teaches that all euthanasia is wrong. Suicide and voluntary suicide and voluntary euthanasia are also wrong because its murder. One of the Ten Commandments though shall not kill as Christians we have to follow this.
The Church of England does not support euthanasia but it has mixed views on the subject compared to Catholics. They say that you should be responsible for your own actions it is your decision on what to do.
Quakers are not united together on the subject; some Quakers believe that people suffering should be allowed to die with dignity with the option of euthanasia. And some of the Quakers believe that if we care for someone and offer support euthanasia should not be needed.
The Salvation Army believes that people do not have the right to ask for euthanasia to be committed on them. They see death as a transition from earthly life to eternal life as we believe that death is not a punishment it is the start of eternal life in heaven.
The sacrament of the sick can be performed instead of euthanasia.
Catholics believe that if someone is suffering so much that they suggest euthanasia then they can perform the sacrament of the sick to strengthen the person instead of committing euthanasia.
When Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane and he was praying to God he said "Please do not put me through this but if it is your will then I will do it. This connects to the subject of euthanasia quite well as we die when god chooses we can not choose to end it in advance.
Most Christians object to the idea of legalizing euthanasia when asked
because once it is legalized it will be used in the wrong way. It would mean that people could kill someone to obtain money through a will.
Another reason for not legalizing euthanasia is that no one can tell what will happen in the future they can not tell if someone will get better or if they will get worse no one can see in to the future so a bad judgement could be made.
A person in this lifetime does not have the right to say weather they die or live. People have already decided to have euthanasia by going to another country where it is legal. I beleve, that in years to come, people will be going to other country's to die because of the quality of their life.
