FREE ESSAY ON EUTHANASIA

EUTHANASIA

I am coming from a Christian standpoint on the subject of Euthanasia. Throughout this
paper I will be playing little bit of the Devils advocate, so don't get worried. I am
totally against Euthanasia or assisted suicide, whatever you may call it. I have done
much research on this subject and feel it is not the answer to anything! I will give you
the Christian beliefs on it as well as the any other beliefs on it. But when it comes
down to it Euthanasia is wrong and illegal both in the law and in the eyes of God. There
are two forms of suicide, first there is emotional suicide or irrational self-murder in
all of it complexities nd sadness. This is where the person feels his or hers life is too
terrible to go on anymore, keep in mind that they are fine both physically and
emotionally the majority of the time. Then there is the second kind of suicide, which is
"Justifiable Suicide". I put that in quotes because as a Christian we do not believe in
suicide and feel that no suicide is justifiable! This kind of suicide is rational and
planned self-deliverance from painful and hopeless disease which will shortly end in
death. This is by no way acceptable, for one there is no rational way of suicide and
there is no justifiable reason to end your or someone else's life. Even if a hopelessly
ill person is requesting assistance in dying for the most compassionate reasons, and the
helper is acting from the most noble motives, it remains a crime in the Anglo-American
world. There are many reasons why Euthanasia should be the right answer. Such as an
advanced terminal illness that is causing unbearable suffering to the individual. (This
is most common) This may seem like the perfect answer to end someone's life so you don't
have to see them suffer anymore but, there is a reason that that person is the way they
are and it is because of God and by the will of God he will take them soon enough.
Another reason is grave physical handicap which is so restricting that the individual
cannot, even after due consideration, counseling, and re-training tolerate such a limited
existence. For one God will never give you anything that you cant handle, so if you get a
grave handicap don't give up God knows you are strong and will be able to get through
that and anything else. The word "Euthanasia" comes from the Greek -eu, "good", and
thanatos, "death". Literally meaning "good death". But the word Euthanasia has acquired a
more complex meaning in modern times. It is generally taken nowadays to mean doing
something about achieving a good death. A good question that comes up often is how do
they do it?! These so-called doctors have been known to use drugs, which is most common.
They put their patients under and slowly they stop breathing and pass away. Another way
that I found while researching is a plastic bag. If they think they are doing these
people a favor by taking them out of there suffering and pain then what are they doing
with plastic bags?! They go through that fear for about 5 minutes until they finally
suffocate and die. This is a very in-human way to kill a human being I don't care what
they want or did. Police, Paramedics and Coroners put a very low priority of
investigation of suicide when evidence comes before them that the person was dying
anyway, and there is a note from the deceased. Detectives and Coroners officers will walk
away from the scene once they are satisfied that the person who committed suicide was
terminally ill. Instead of killing yourself there are a lot of other solutions. For
instance you could always go into a hospice program and receive not only first-class pain
management but comfort care and personal attention. A few hospice leaders claim that
their care is so perfect that there is absolutely no reason for anyone to even consider
Euthanasia. I have no wish to criticize them, they are wrong to claim perfection. If ones
body has been so destroyed by disease that it is not worth living, that is an intensely
individual decision which should not be thwarted. Let me ask you this, What does it
profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul. Those few words are very
powerful. To lose your soul and to give up everything because you think you have it rough
is just crazy. Like I said before God will never give you anything you can not handle so
bear down and ask him to help you through it and he will. This is showing young adults
and teens that it is ok to give up and kill yourself and it is not! This is not only a
problem in America but all over the entire world. People giving up hope, giving up on God
that will get you no where. Granite there is always the saying let go and let God but
that is NOT what it means at all. My solution is to make a law prohibiting Suicide and
Assisted Suicide. If any one person helps or has anything to do with an Assisted Suicide
they get life in Prison with no chance of bail. Yes it may seem a little harsh but this
is a serious crime that needs to be stopped. If anyone is to kill themselves then all of
their possessions will be sold at an auction and the money that they posses will be given
to the government. I can only hope that some day we will live in a society based on God
and the books of the bible, where they will learn that this is NOT the answer!