Christian Perspectives on Personal, Social, and Global IssuesStatement of Purpose=================== =Throughout this document I intend to answer the following question: "Can euthanasia be justified in today's society?" » I intend to consider the palliative care movement as an alternative to euthanasia. right way to go.What is euthanasia?===================a) I) The word euthanasia comes from the Greek words “Eu” meaning good and “Thanatos” meaning death. In this way, it literally translates to a good death. Today, however, the word means "the intentional termination of life by another at the person's explicit request to die." The term euthanasia normally implies that the person who wishes to commit suicide must initiate the act. However, some people believe that euthanasia involves both voluntary and involuntary termination of life. Like so many moral/ethical/religious terms, “euthanasia” has many meanings. The result is massive confusion. It is important to distinguish the number of loosely related terms: “Passive euthanasia Hastening a person's death by modifying a form of support and allowing nature to take its course. For example: v Remove life-sustaining equipment (e.g., turn off a respirator) v Stop medical procedures, life-saving medications, etc. a person whose heart has stopped dying. "Active euthanasiaThis...... middle of paper ...... as powerful as we think it is, it would not allow people to kill, and it would not be the Bible. If God wanted us to live by His rules, why didn't He physically allow us to break His rules? He gave us the power to exploit his rules and we did. If He creates these diseases that kill people, what is wrong with euthanasia? After all, if God had not created the problem, the radical solution of euthanasia would not pose a problem. It is God who forces euthanasia by imposing his terminal illnesses on people, if he did not have the evil side by killing people, then we would not be talking about euthanasia at all. the world today" By Sally LynchØ "Contemporary moral issues" By Joe Jenkins