Euthanasia
Many people feel we should be able to end suffering of the ill. Euthanasia is a big question and topic in the United Kingdom today. This is when someone who is ill is receiving medical help to stay alive, when they do not want to stay alive. Someone either a loved one or a doctor is helping them to die. This is a contemporary issue because it is being debated in the media and Scottish Government about its legality in Scotland. I saw it being discussed on the news and thought it would be an interesting subject to study. The media interest is obviously caused by people requesting it. If modern medicine has the knowledge to make a death painless, why can they not use it if asked?
Euthanasia is Greek for painless death. There are two …show more content…
Nearly all religions say that those who become vulnerable through illness or disability deserve special care and protection, and that proper end of life is better than Euthanasia.
The religions that are against Euthanasia are Christian, Hindu, Islam and Judaism. The Christians holy book the Bible states “Why should you die before your time?” This comes from Ecclesiastes 7.17, this means that why die before you have to. “The one who tries to escape from the trials of life by committing will suffer even more in next life.” Yajur Veda 40-43. This comes from the Veda the Hindus holy book and means that when they are re born they will have bad karma. The Qur’an states “When their time comes they cannot delay it for a single hour nor can they bring I forward a single hour.” This is Muslims holy book and means Allah chooses how long each person will live. Human beings should not interfere in this. From the Torah which is Jews holy book it states “The value of human life is infinite and beyond measure, so that any part of life – even if only hour or a second is precisely the same worth as seventy years.” This means that Jews are against shortening a human’s
Many people feel we should be able to end suffering of the ill. Euthanasia is a big question and topic in the United Kingdom today. This is when someone who is ill is receiving medical help to stay alive, when they do not want to stay alive. Someone either a loved one or a doctor is helping them to die. This is a contemporary issue because it is being debated in the media and Scottish Government about its legality in Scotland. I saw it being discussed on the news and thought it would be an interesting subject to study. The media interest is obviously caused by people requesting it. If modern medicine has the knowledge to make a death painless, why can they not use it if asked?
Euthanasia is Greek for painless death. There are two …show more content…
Nearly all religions say that those who become vulnerable through illness or disability deserve special care and protection, and that proper end of life is better than Euthanasia.
The religions that are against Euthanasia are Christian, Hindu, Islam and Judaism. The Christians holy book the Bible states “Why should you die before your time?” This comes from Ecclesiastes 7.17, this means that why die before you have to. “The one who tries to escape from the trials of life by committing will suffer even more in next life.” Yajur Veda 40-43. This comes from the Veda the Hindus holy book and means that when they are re born they will have bad karma. The Qur’an states “When their time comes they cannot delay it for a single hour nor can they bring I forward a single hour.” This is Muslims holy book and means Allah chooses how long each person will live. Human beings should not interfere in this. From the Torah which is Jews holy book it states “The value of human life is infinite and beyond measure, so that any part of life – even if only hour or a second is precisely the same worth as seventy years.” This means that Jews are against shortening a human’s