No religious person should agree to euthanasia Do you agree?

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Beth Rogers 10A2

“No religious person should agree to euthanasia.”

Do you agree?

Both religious people and non-religious people often regard euthanasia with a sense foreboding, generally because it is not always obvious as to what it entails. A religious person has a set of moral standards to in which to adhere to and these “rules” are generally seen as more extreme that that of an atheist. Different religions, for example Christianity and Islam have contrasting views on the matter although they sometimes overlap.

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  Christians take a more relative view on euthanasia than Muslims do, still believing that it is wrong, although considering the quality of life as an important factor in the decision. There are examples of euthanasia within the Bible; “Stand over me and kill me…so I killed him.” (Samuel 1:9-10). This shows that although it is not seen as acceptable to many Christians, there are exceptions to the rules.

  Both religions see life as a gift from God and therefore should be sacred; this is where the issue of “Sanctity of life” arises. When we talk about sanctity of ...

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