Pro-life groups also agree and take to this view because they are ‘for life’ and believe that if we are given life or ownership of another, we are to respect and take full responsibility over it.
Protestants say that Abortion is sometimes necessary, because it is ‘the lesser of two evils.’ In the case of Rape, most people would agree with non-Catholic beliefs. Their thoughts would consist of some what the following; “How must she feel?” or “How can you expect her to keep the child of her attacker?”
Most people would think or keeping the child of a rapist as a ‘burden’ or just plain wrong.
Pro-choice groups believe in this view. They believe that through our life, we have to make choices and as human beings we are easily able to make both right and wrong choices. These groups are ‘for’ choices.
The Catholic Church believes that Euthanasia is wrong, again, because it means another one of its kind is taking another human life. Catholics also believe that Jesus helped and healed the sick and so should we.
I believe that this is a good reason to be against Euthanasia, because as Christians, we are trying to follow in the footsteps of Jesus who did save a lot of lives through healing and forgiveness. Another reason Catholics are against Euthanasia is because they believe that if God created us surely, only he should be able to take our life away.
Some Protestants say that Euthanasia should be acceptable in some circumstances, because if God really does love each of us, he would not like us to suffer. Maybe, he would prefer us to have a quick and easy death. In the case of Euthanasia and Abortion there is only one method that most Christians, be they Catholic or Protestant, will both agree with.
This is the principal of Double Effect. In the case of Euthanasia, double effect is when Doctors use large doses of painkillers to take away the pain, but the Secondary effect of this action is that the patient dies sooner than naturally expected. It is acceptable because the intention of giving the drugs is to relieve the pain, not to kill the patient.
To conclude, Abortion and Euthanasia are such complex issues, that in on one religion, {which in this case is Christianity,} there are many differences in each an every opinion about what is right.
I think this is because that on both sides, there is a balance, like on scales, with label titles ‘For’ and ‘Against.’