Society as a whole has a responsibility to care for every life and to not make any life feel unwanted
Limits on personal
autonomy: limits already exists for everyone around the world, like when driving you follow a speed limit, or which side of
the road to drive on
The autonomy of the doctor needs to be respected
in that a doctor should not be coerced into any act complicit with euthanasia
Euthanasia goes
against the will of God
I don’t mean people say in the bible they
can’t kill themselves or anything like that. God gave us free will to do as we please I’m just saying it’s
would be wrong for us to do so
To kill oneself or to get someone to do it for
us denies God and his rights over our lives; by killing oneself you deny God’s choice on the length of time he has for
our life
Human life is sacred since it was a gift given
to God
Suffering may
have value to it
I say this because throughout history we have
seen people suffer and get something good in return.
Example: The Egyptians persecuted The Jews; they fled Egypt and were free from their power
Possible Meaning: Because someone is suffering it could be to send a message to wake people up and let them know what’s
going on
Possible Meaning: Down through the centuries and generations it has been seen that in suffering there is concealed
a particular power that draws a person interiorly close to Christ, a special grace. Pope John Paul II: Salvifici Doloris
1984
For the terminally
ill patients they feel they can’t go on any longer and may ask for euthanasia when it’s not in their best interest
The diagnosis that the doctor might have given
the patient could be wrong, doctors are human and are prone to make mistakes
The prognosis as well that the doctor has given
the patient could be wrong as well
The patient could be depressed and may make their
problem much worse than they are
The care that the patient is receiving could
be bad which is why they believe euthanasia is the only way out when simply transferring them or taking better care of them
is all they really need
Patient could be under pressure and feel they’re
a burden to others or that there could be a shortage on medical resources and feel they’re not important enough