H. Marx described euthanasia in yet another sense from the two we’ve already discussed. This comes between the original meaning of the word and our current use of it. The euthanasia he described was the medical practice of making death easier, but not shortening or ending life. Marx explains, “whoever refuses his part in this duty and assigns it solely to priests deprives himself of the most noble and rewarding aspect of his work. Where the priest, administering the sacraments, comes to the bedside to sooth the longing soul with the last solace of religion and comfort, who will not see the patient’s deep shock when he faces this quasi-harbinger of death?” (Marx 410). This is a shared view with the Methodists. It is one of the main reasons they rejected their old ways. The priest was only able to give the dying hope for a life after death. The physician was able to give the dying hope in the real world. This is why physicians eventually took over the role of the clergy at the
H. Marx described euthanasia in yet another sense from the two we’ve already discussed. This comes between the original meaning of the word and our current use of it. The euthanasia he described was the medical practice of making death easier, but not shortening or ending life. Marx explains, “whoever refuses his part in this duty and assigns it solely to priests deprives himself of the most noble and rewarding aspect of his work. Where the priest, administering the sacraments, comes to the bedside to sooth the longing soul with the last solace of religion and comfort, who will not see the patient’s deep shock when he faces this quasi-harbinger of death?” (Marx 410). This is a shared view with the Methodists. It is one of the main reasons they rejected their old ways. The priest was only able to give the dying hope for a life after death. The physician was able to give the dying hope in the real world. This is why physicians eventually took over the role of the clergy at the