Beliefs of Different Religions About Euthanasia

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Beliefs of Different Religions About Euthanasia

For this essay I have decided to study the two religions Christianity

and Buddhism. Buddhism has no major denominations, unlike

Christianity, which has many denominations around the globe. However,

I am only going to focus on Christianity as a whole, quoting teachings

from the Bible (Old and New Testament), and then referring to the two

major denominations of Anglican and Roman Catholic when their points

on euthanasia are absolute. I have chosen those particular

denominations of Christianity because Anglican represents Christianity

as a whole, a basis, and Catholicism has some very strict rules that

cannot be ignored.

Firstly, I shall explain what euthanasia is. Euthanasia is an action,

to end someone's life for him or her when they are unable to

themselves. This can occur in situations of severe illness or

disability, when the person is physically unable to move in such a way

to end their own life.

The process of ending someone's life can take place in a number of

forms. For example; by lethal injection, or a form of lethal drug.

Euthanasia is highly illegal in lots of countries, the United Kingdom

for one, but it is legal in some states in America, and also The

Netherlands. Some people travel to these places where it is legal for

euthanasia to take place, so they don't risk any involved persons

getting arrested.

People can want to have euthanasia performed on them for a number of

reasons. These include terminal illnesses, where each day the physical

and emotional pain gets worse and worse. In cases like these, some

people just want to break free from the pain, and believ...

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...e going against His plans.

In contrast, Buddhists cannot take the point of view that killing

someone would be against God's wishes, because they don't believe in a

god. Instead, being kind and considerate to others lets them receive

good karma, and so helps them with their next life. In this way,

euthanasia can be looked upon as good or bad, depending on the context

of it.

Bibliography

www.pregnantpause.co.uk/euth/types.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/sanctity_life/euthbuddhism.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/sanctity_life/euthach.shtml

http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/A027.htm

http://www.studentcentral.co.uk/euthanasia_2884/

"The New Testament and Psalms", Gideons International

"Good News Bible", The Bible Society/Harper Collins 1994

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