WHY A CHRISTIAN COULD ARGUE THAT ABORTION IS ACCEPTABLE?
Most Christians are totally against the abortion idea. They say you should not destroy what God has created. But some Christians disagree with this argument and they have an argument for pro abortion. This is that God gave us a brain so surely he intended us to use it. So we use it relieve people from pain and suffering, with abortion to take away that wasn’t meant to happen, therefore taking away suffering for the mothers. God obviously wanted us to use are brains to full extent so he must have wanted us to perform abortion. In addition, they could argue that Jesus was known for his compassion, he cured people and relieved them from suffering, example miracles. Therefore, we can follow Jesus example by relieving people from suffering. But Christians that are against abortion could argue that God might have intended us to use our brains to there full extent but that could be a bad thing because there are good and bad things that the human brain has thought of, for example it made people think of world wars which is clearly a bad thing. They argue that the brain thinks of bad things like abortion as well as good things.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR CHRISTIANS TO USE THE SAME ARGUMENTS ABOUT EUTHANASIA AS THEY DO ABOUT ABORTION?
TYPES OF EUTHANASIA
: There are four different types of euthanasia.
(1) Active euthanasia is a different way of saying (to take your own life). This used to be a criminal offence to attempt this. Nowadays there is a lot more sympathy towards people that feel the need to commit suicide. A famous organisation called the Samaritans has a help line for suicidal people. If people feel the need, they can phone a trained volunteer who is non-judgemental and compassionate. They believe that suicide is most commonly attempted by people when they are lonely and vulnerable. Therefore, if they were given someone to talk to like a Samaritan they might change their mind about ending their life. An example of active euthanasia could be when someone has just become bankrupt and has so much pressure on him he decides to end his life.
(2) Compulsory Euthanasia means a non-voluntary decision. When someone makes a decision, if a person should live or die, without their consent. An example is a boy falls and is so critically damaged he is put on a life support machine, if he is kept alive he will suffer pain for the rest of his life and will be brain damaged and is not going to be able to communicate, his parents could take his case to court and argue that his life support machine should be turned off to save him from a life of suffering and pain.
(3) Voluntary Euthanasia is when someone chooses to allow someone to end his or her own life in a dignified way. This can only be used in certain circumstances. This is not legal in this country, although it now is in Holland. It only takes place when the authorities are sure the euthanasia is voluntary to ensure that it’s not being forced on someone for any reason. There may be many reasons for someone to force euthanasia on someone. Relations may want to get rid of a troublesome elderly person and get their hands on their money. An elderly person could say, “When I can no longer control my bladder I want to end my life”. An organisation called the voluntary euthanasia legalisation society “exit” would campaign for this kind of situation to be made legal. Voluntary Euthanasia also happens when a patient has been diagnosed without the hope of recovery by two independent doctors. The nearest we have to voluntary euthanasia is “your living will” which can state that in certain circumstances you would not want to be treated actively. For example, DNR this stands for do not revive.
(4) Passive euthanasia is when a person is given painkillers and their symptoms are monitored carefully but there not helped to die but not helped to stay alive either by using drugs or technology. They don’t to extend their life beyond there “natural” life span. For example, a very old person would go to the hospice movement, which looks after terminally ill people, and this helps them to die with as much dignity but with as little pain as possible.
I think its fair to say that its possible for Christians to use the same arguments for euthanasia as they do about abortion because both issues are about taking a life, taking away pain, and suffering. Christians can argue again that you should not destroy Gods creations; Christians against euthanasia try to hijack the moral high ground. They believe suffering is a part of gods plan and prepares your soul for eternity. Christians for euthanasia say it is relieving someone from pain and suffering as they argue the same for abortion. They would argue to kill would be an act of mercy, not murder. They also say why are doctors allowed to interfere by playing god, by saving people lives but you cant let someone go and take away the rest of someone’s painful and sufferable life. Even though when doctor sign up to be a doctor they promise to reduce suffering. They can also say that abortion is legal and the mother has the right to end a perfect life but euthanasia is not and people aren’t allowed to end damaged lives. Why does the states law change as soon as the embryo leaves the women’s womb because abortion is accepted, but when out of the body the ending of suffering is considered as murder.
