Is it ever right to end someone’s life early? If so, under what conditions? In this episode we turn to the bible to sort out a Christian position on euthanasia. Drawing on the inherent dignity God has invested in each person by making us in his image and the fact that God claims sovereignty over life and death, we conclude that physician assisted suicide is a sin. In difficult cases of extreme and continuous suffering, Christians have pioneered palliative care in the hospice movement as a compassionate alternative to euthanasia.
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Author: Sean Finnegan
Keywords: euthanasia, euthanize, suicide, hospice, end of life, death, dieing, elderly, elderly care, care of the elderly, old age, right to die, physician assisted suicide, doctor assisted suicide, suffering, pain, palliative care, depression, anguish, hospital, mercy killing, merciful death
Bible reference(s): 1 Samuel 31:4-5, Job 3:20-21, Proverbs 31:6
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