What is euthanasia?
What is euthanasia? Religious Education Course Work By Arran O'Reilly Euthanasia means an easy death. There are two types of euthanasia one is voluntary this is when a patient is sick with no way of recovering, and they want to end there life earlier than they would naturally. What is different between suicide and euthanasia is the person is unable to kill them self so a friend or member of family will do it for them or it has been legalized in some countries. A patient could ask for a doctor's opinion to have an injection that will cause a patient to fall a sleep then fall in to a coma and die. Although in England it is illegal and in many people have helped a loved one die and been taken to court and tried for murder for instance the following text has been article taken from the daily mirror in 2005 and was about a man who help his wife die. 'A devoted husband who killed his dying wife of 50 years to spare her more suffering has been shown mercy. Retired nurse Donald Mawditt, seventy two, suffocated his wife Maureen, seventy, after she had begged him to release her from pain and misery of hearted and liver complaints.' The above are cases of voluntary euthanasia there is another type known as compulsory a prime example of this was during world war two where Hitler's Nazi regime would decide that certain groups of people for example Jews did not deserve to live
No religious person should agree to euthanasia Do you agree?
"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. 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 life, we mean that life is not to be treated badly or discarded of thoughtlessly. But if death was not regarded as a bad thing, then the objections to euthanasia will automatically disappear and the idea of "sanctity of life" will not be as relevant as it currently is. Christians believe that relieving someone's suffering
There is no excuse to take your own life. Discuss.
“There is no excuse to take your own life.” There has always been a serious debate about why people take there own lives and why the should and should not do it. Most religions strongly believe that committing suicide is a horrific act and that should someone do it they will be condemned to hell for eternity. They think this, as they believe that God was kind enough to give them life so they should show him respect by worshipping him and living their life. It is believed to be a very bad sin to take your life. It is also “frowned upon” in the modern society today and you will find many non-religious people who strongly appose the idea of suicide. Suicide is often viewed as an act of cowardness. It gives people the impression that the person who has committed it had problems in life and didn’t have the moral or physical strength to overcome this problem and therefore took the “easy” way out. By killing yourself you may vanquish your own problems but you will cause pain and grief for everyone in the world you left behind that cared about you. However there are some moments in life when taking your own life could be considered to be ok. The most common instance like this is when people are terminally ill. If they are dying already and there is no way of them getting better people often consider having euthanasia. This is assisted suicide. People will go to
Commentary – Speech on Euthanasia.
Rowena Bell Commentary - Speech on Euthanasia. With my speech, I am addressing an audience that consists of a mixed age, although generally no one under the age of 18, and mixed sex. The purpose of the speech is to promote the cause of euthanasia, to persuade people that the idea of euthanasia should not be discarded lightly as it could, at sometime, apply to either ourselves or someone we know and love. It is meant to be informative and to try and jolt people out their complacency to realise what euthanasia is all about. To try and achieve my aims I have employed persuasive techniques such as repetition; "pain" is repeated three times, as is "their life" while "life" is repeated a total of six times. Repetition is useful for emphasising a particular theme or idea; within this speech, with reference to the repeated words, it is the idea that people should not condemn others when it is their life and their pain. As well as repetition I have used lists of three words in the same semantic field, for example; "distressed, saddened and I grieve.", "conscious of pain, sympathetic of pain, allow someone to suffer". The reason for using lists of words in the same semantic fields is the same as the reason for using repetition, namely to emphasis an idea or theme. I have also tried to involve the audience, through the use of pronouns, to try to make relate or apply the idea of
Explain how a Christian might respond to someone who was thinking of committing suicide
Explain how believing that Vedas and Upanishads are holy books might affect the lives of Hindus. Firstly, the Veda scriptures teach Hindus how to act and behave. They teach people how to behave in each of their ashrams. Many mantras from these texts are used in modern Hindu worship and ritual. Some verses, such as the Gayatri verse, are widely recited in daily worship. Hymns describing God Vishnu and Purusha , Cosmic Man, are recited during the performance of a puja. Verses from the first two Vedas are used as mantras in the sacred thread and marriage ceremonies. They teach Hindus about Samsara and why there are such things as Samsara. It also teaches that God is not sitting in judgement. For example, if someone stole something they would have bad karma because of their own action. Knowing that the Veda books are holy would affect lives of Hindus because they would follow all the sayings and teachings in the books and therefore would act accordingly and if need be change and adjust to what the books say. For example, the Vedas teach Hindus how to act and behave so therefore Hindus do not steal from or insult other people as they have been taught not to. The Vedas are called shruti because they are not believed to be of human origin but instead to have been revealed by Brahma the creator God to inspire the ancient seers. The word Veda means 'to know' and although they are
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.
Euthanasia Coursework. 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. ?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. Christians try to protect people who feel they may be a burden to other people and feel they must speed up their own death. Hospices. These are preferred as alternatives to Euthanasia, these are residential homes for people
Explain how Christians today would respond to the issue of Euthanasia.
AO2: Explain how Christians today would respond to the issue of Euthanasia. Euthanasia is the act of bringing about the easy and gentle death of a person, usually someone who is terminally ill or in great pain. For this reason it is often called 'mercy killing' There are two types of euthanasia. Voluntary or active euthanasia is when the person concerned asked someone else to help them die. They may persuade another person to assist them to die or they may refuse the medical treatment necessary to keep them alive. Passive euthanasia is when the person concerned is no longer in a condition where they can make a decision for themselves. The decision to bring about the death is taken by relatives or medical experts. Christianity teaches that all life comes from God. It also teaches that life is sacred. 'Your body is a temple of the Holy spirit' (1 Corinthians 6:19) For this reason it would be wrong and against Christian teaching to commit suicide or to take life of another person. The 6th commandment is 'Thou shall not kill' (Exodus 20:30) It is clear from the bible that human beings are not to choose whether they die. 'For every thing there is a reason, and a time for every matter under heaven, a time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted' (Ecclesiastes: 1-4) The Roman Catholic Church is opposed to euthanasia because it
Explain how a Christian might respond to someone asking for euthanasia to end a painful illness.
Explain how a Christian might respond to someone asking for euthanasia to end a painful illness Euthanasia - The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment. The Christian religion has varying beliefs on Euthanasia, but mainly they are against the process of ending life to end a painful illness. The Baptists believe that life is sacred and is worth preserving. They are against euthanasia, only if the patient is; 'brain dead,' then they would be given the opportunity to be allowed to die. The Church of England believes strongly of the Sanctity of Life, and this would be to preserve life at all costs necessary. The CoE has an important sense of value of the old and ill. An orthodox Christian is strongly against euthanasia, the bible teaches this. The sixth Commandment is "Thou shalt not kill". The Orthodox Church teaches that euthanasia is the deliberate end of human life, and, as such, must be condemned as murder. However, the progress of medical technology and the various means of artificially sustaining life require that theologians make more precise the Church's approach to the problem of euthanasia and "the right of a person to put an end to his life." The Fathers of the Church teach that death is unnatural for man, because
Euthanasia Examples
Euthanasia Examples After an elderly patient dies, nursing staff begin to realise that her heroin syringes have been running out much faster after her daughter, a qualified nurse, has been to visit. However the coroner records that the patient died from bronchial pneumonia which was a result of the illness, not of the drug. Despite confessing to the medical staff what she had done, it was decided that there was no case to answer. -the daughter increases the heroin dose, to relieve her mother's pain but causes her death - VOLUNTRY EUTHANASIA. A doctor treating an elderly, bed-ridden patient at home, leaves powerful sleeping tablets by the bed with strict instructions that no more than two must be taken on any account. The patient has already told the doctor that she wants to die. - The doctor left extra pills which the patient used to kill her self. ASSISTED SUICIDE A woman suffering from manic depression yesterday walked out in front of a double-decker bus. She was instantly killed. Her boyfriend said that she had been very upset prior to the incident but he didn't think she would have done that - he was in a state of shock. - She killed her self without anyone's help. - SUICIDE A badly deformed baby is born and needs immediate maximum intensive care to survive. The mother also needs urgent medical care, and the doctor deliberately deals with her needs first.
Motion: This house believes that euthanasia be legalized in this country.
English Debate Speech Motion: This house believes that euthanasia be legalized in this country. Madam Chairperson, I personally believe that by practicing euthanasia in order to end a poor quality of life is both morally and ethically unacceptable. Mercy killings in my opinion are inhumane as there cannot be a distinction between euthanasia and murder, especially as both are premeditated. One recent example was the Dr. Shipman case where a well-respected doctor argued that he didn't murder some of his patients but instead only carried out euthanasia; this was quashed in court. Legalisation of euthanasia may even cause certain individuals to murder and use euthanasia as a cover. By ending a person's life, albeit with good intention, people will nevertheless be 'playing God'. This argument is significant as it contravenes many of the major faiths, which strongly agree with the idea that euthanasia is murderous. But what if a patient requests that he/she wants to undertake euthanasia? It may be argued that each individual has the right to choose. This is not the case as passive euthanasia is a form of suicide. In conclusion, in today's society, both murder and suicide are both illegal acts. As euthanasia can qualify as one of the above, it too should remain