There’s many different ways people die. Someone might drown, others can suffer from a heart attack or even get hit by a car. We could get even more serious and say cancer, organ failure or a brain tumor. As of recently though, countries have started debating on a new way people can die. Euthanasia or physician assisted suicide has become a very talked about topic all around the world. As of now, only people over the age of 18, in their right state of mind and with a terminal illness that only gives those six months to live are qualified to request euthanasia. Many people are pro-euthanasia calling it “dying with dignity” while others are against saying doctors are supposed to help keep people alive, not kill them. Personally, I am pro euthanasia
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According to an article written by the ProQuest staff, some of the first records of physicians helping their patients die was in Ancient Greece and Rome. They would give their suffering patients a deadly poison to end the pain. Year’s later euthanasia was brought up again in the book Utopia written by Sir Thomas More. He wrote, "They console the incurably ill by sitting and talking with them and by alleviating whatever pain they can. Should life become unbearable for these incurables the magistrates and priests do not hesitate to prescribe euthanasia...” For something like euthanasia to be used in a book that was supposed to describe a perfect society, it’s hard to imagine why it’s such a hard decision to legalize …show more content…
The reason it stood out to me in particular is because in the bible it says “1 Corinthians 3:17 - If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.” So to see a Christians group that supports this is very uplifting for others, especially if their Christians as well and they are afraid of going to “Hell” if they receive physician assisted suicide or if they support euthanasia but still want to remain in good standing with their church and not get ridiculed for what they believe
According to an article written by the ProQuest staff, some of the first records of physicians helping their patients die was in Ancient Greece and Rome. They would give their suffering patients a deadly poison to end the pain. Year’s later euthanasia was brought up again in the book Utopia written by Sir Thomas More. He wrote, "They console the incurably ill by sitting and talking with them and by alleviating whatever pain they can. Should life become unbearable for these incurables the magistrates and priests do not hesitate to prescribe euthanasia...” For something like euthanasia to be used in a book that was supposed to describe a perfect society, it’s hard to imagine why it’s such a hard decision to legalize …show more content…
The reason it stood out to me in particular is because in the bible it says “1 Corinthians 3:17 - If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.” So to see a Christians group that supports this is very uplifting for others, especially if their Christians as well and they are afraid of going to “Hell” if they receive physician assisted suicide or if they support euthanasia but still want to remain in good standing with their church and not get ridiculed for what they believe