Alex Sargiss
Period 8
5/31/16
Q4 Project Euthanasia In the 21st century there is more than one issue that threatens the 5th commandment. These issues can sprawl from murder to the morally confusing ones that affect us on the daily. In this paper I will go over the tricky and sometimes confusing topic of euthanasia. The Catholic Church has strict guidelines that address this issue, but in many situations it can be hard to tell the lines from good and bad. Firstly, euthanasia is, “The Roman Catholic view. Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person. The Roman Catholic Church regards euthanasia …show more content…
This is one of the main reasons the Catholic Church is against Euthanasia because it is wrong to interfere with God’s plan for someone’s final hours. “No matter how ill a patient is, we never have a right to put that person to death. Rather, we have a duty to care for and preserve life.” (Priests for life) The Church also defends those in the womb and near the end of life as this is another one of the main concepts. We should honor and respect life in its begging and end stages and protect it by all means. Again, euthanasia is only okay in preventing pain, not quicking the natural death progression. Advancing the natural death process is the same as murder in the eyes of the Church. This includes intentionally not giving care to someone in need of …show more content…
Vatican, n.d. Web. 30 May 2016. . “it is an offense against the dignity of the human person, a crime against life, and an attack on humanity. It may happen that, by reason of prolonged and barely tolerable pain” (VC)
"Euthanasia." BBC Religions. N.p., n.d. Web. . “The Roman Catholic view. Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person. The Roman Catholic Church regards euthanasia as morally wrong. It has always taught the absolute and unchanging value of the commandment you shall not kill”
"Brief Reflections on Euthanasia." Euthanasia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2016. . “No matter how ill a patient is, we never have a right to put that person to death. Rather, we have a duty to care for and preserve life.” (Priests for
Period 8
5/31/16
Q4 Project Euthanasia In the 21st century there is more than one issue that threatens the 5th commandment. These issues can sprawl from murder to the morally confusing ones that affect us on the daily. In this paper I will go over the tricky and sometimes confusing topic of euthanasia. The Catholic Church has strict guidelines that address this issue, but in many situations it can be hard to tell the lines from good and bad. Firstly, euthanasia is, “The Roman Catholic view. Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person. The Roman Catholic Church regards euthanasia …show more content…
This is one of the main reasons the Catholic Church is against Euthanasia because it is wrong to interfere with God’s plan for someone’s final hours. “No matter how ill a patient is, we never have a right to put that person to death. Rather, we have a duty to care for and preserve life.” (Priests for life) The Church also defends those in the womb and near the end of life as this is another one of the main concepts. We should honor and respect life in its begging and end stages and protect it by all means. Again, euthanasia is only okay in preventing pain, not quicking the natural death progression. Advancing the natural death process is the same as murder in the eyes of the Church. This includes intentionally not giving care to someone in need of …show more content…
Vatican, n.d. Web. 30 May 2016. . “it is an offense against the dignity of the human person, a crime against life, and an attack on humanity. It may happen that, by reason of prolonged and barely tolerable pain” (VC)
"Euthanasia." BBC Religions. N.p., n.d. Web. . “The Roman Catholic view. Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person. The Roman Catholic Church regards euthanasia as morally wrong. It has always taught the absolute and unchanging value of the commandment you shall not kill”
"Brief Reflections on Euthanasia." Euthanasia. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 May 2016. . “No matter how ill a patient is, we never have a right to put that person to death. Rather, we have a duty to care for and preserve life.” (Priests for