Hi everyone, I'm studing Euthanasia and I'd just like to have a little debate about it.
This is what I've understood so far.
Pro Euthanasia: A person should have the right to chose when they want to die, so they can die in dignity and not have to endure severe pain.
Against Euthanasia (view held among some Christians and Muslims)
1. It is up to God to take people's lives and it is suicide if you take your own life.
2. We don't want to create a legal way of killing yourself because it is likely that people will find loop holes.
Personally I agree with the Pro Euthanasia position and I disagree with the first view against euthanasia because I don't see why somebody who has lead a good life should get a terminal illness. Why should God punish them? If they have done something and do repent its not like God can forgive them. They'll have a terminal illness and die with it. If you get in such a critical position that you cannot think for yourself because of your illness then how are you going to recover from that? there are some illnesses that damage your health so badly that your mind will not recover even in heaven.
...and the second view is just pessimistic.
what does everyone else think?
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This is what I've understood so far.
Pro Euthanasia: A person should have the right to chose when they want to die, so they can die in dignity and not have to endure severe pain.
Against Euthanasia (view held among some Christians and Muslims)
1. It is up to God to take people's lives and it is suicide if you take your own life.
2. We don't want to create a legal way of killing yourself because it is likely that people will find loop holes.
Personally I agree with the Pro Euthanasia position and I disagree with the first view against euthanasia because I don't see why somebody who has lead a good life should get a terminal illness. Why should God punish them? If they have done something and do repent its not like God can forgive them. They'll have a terminal illness and die with it. If you get in such a critical position that you cannot think for yourself because of your illness then how are you going to recover from that? there are some illnesses that damage your health so badly that your mind will not recover even in heaven.
...and the second view is just pessimistic.
what does everyone else think?