The opposing side may argue that it's against a religion and their medical profession. The Hippocratic Oath says that “I will fulfill according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant” (Tyson). It’s the doctor's responsibility in trying to help a patient from suffering. Many religions are against euthanasia, in Christianity people believe that it is wrong to take away one's life because God gave life to us and God is the only one that can take our life. The sixth commandment given to the followers of God by God states that “Thou shall not kill”. The word kill means wrongful killing, nowhere in the Bible it says that wrongful killing is in connection to suicide. We human beings are allowed to kill plants and animals but when it comes to killing of a human it is wrong and sinful. Suicide alone doesn’t violate the commandment. If it is not wrong to kill plants and animals, it is not wrong to kill a human that is suffering from pain. Many patients who are suffering a huge amount of intolerable pain think it's better to die than live their entire lifetime with pain. Patients who knows they are about to die don't want to spend the last days or weeks of their precious life in a way which to them is going to be
The opposing side may argue that it's against a religion and their medical profession. The Hippocratic Oath says that “I will fulfill according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant” (Tyson). It’s the doctor's responsibility in trying to help a patient from suffering. Many religions are against euthanasia, in Christianity people believe that it is wrong to take away one's life because God gave life to us and God is the only one that can take our life. The sixth commandment given to the followers of God by God states that “Thou shall not kill”. The word kill means wrongful killing, nowhere in the Bible it says that wrongful killing is in connection to suicide. We human beings are allowed to kill plants and animals but when it comes to killing of a human it is wrong and sinful. Suicide alone doesn’t violate the commandment. If it is not wrong to kill plants and animals, it is not wrong to kill a human that is suffering from pain. Many patients who are suffering a huge amount of intolerable pain think it's better to die than live their entire lifetime with pain. Patients who knows they are about to die don't want to spend the last days or weeks of their precious life in a way which to them is going to be