Is Physician Assisted Suicide Justified?
For those who don't know what Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) is, please watch the following video before reading the rest of the post.
Ok guys as you would have seen, Physician Assisted Suicide is basically when a terminally ill patient gives their physician the permission to give them a drug to end their life. But is this right?
I consider PAS to be wrong. From a Christian perspective, life is something to be treasured and for one to just decide to die on their terms, is against God's plan (He made us to live life to the fullest).Now many of you might say that my opinion is biased by religion so let's tackle this from another point of view. Many times person that opt for PAS, they have families. Imagine that you were terminally ill and you had children, grandchildren and maybe even great grandchildren. Would you just kill yourself so abruptly and leave them behind. For a moment look beyond the financial burden the family may bear to keep you alive, these people who you have had so many happy moments with and even in your condition still love you abundantly, isn't it inconsiderate to take the life that your family is working so hard to preserve.
Some people consider PAS as "dying with dignity", but what is dignity? Dignity can be defined as "a sense of pride in oneself". But what does dying with dignity do for you? Dignity does not grant you some rank/accomplishment in the afterlife. Be humble and appreciate the time you have left, the things you can still experience and let things happen naturally, because rushing things based on your pride is pointless.
Again this is my opinion, I have no clue of the pain terminally ill patients go through...so I can 't talk from experience. However, life is not something you should end on your own but that doesn't mean I condemn people that do it; I just advise against it. What do you think?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv9eCibMZWU
ReplyDeleteWatch the video above ... I don't think euthanasia is wrong because if a person has been suffering for years from a terminal illness they should be given the choice to die if they want to. Not only does their sickness affect them but their family members as well. I know God wants things how he's set them but if your terminally ill what's the point of spending so much money on medication ? Death is easier ....
One thing i really took to heart from that video is that every case is different and thus has to be treated differently.
DeleteEven after reflecting on video, i consider life and death things we never had control of. We didn't choose when to be born or if to be born, and i think of death the same way.
The primary concern i have with euthanasia, is that we kill ourselves instead of a 'natural' death. A compromise way, would be if the person requires a certain medication to live, don't give it to them in the first place or if the person wants they can starve themselves to death. This way the death is still "natural" in a sense.