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Describe The Christian Teaching On The Sanctity Of Life In Relation To Euthanasia
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RE Coursework Religion And Medical Ethics Section One: Describe The Christian Teaching On The Sanctity Of Life In Relation To Euthanasia Not all Christians think the same about euthanasia Some, like the Roman Catholics believe that keeping someone alive on a life support machine is wrong but killing them because they are in pain is even worse they believe that all forms of euthanasia (active and passive, voluntary and involuntary) are against Gods will, but if death is caused by a painkiller such as morphine that was intended to help, then Roman Catholics have no objection to it. This is called double effect. Other Christians say that all forms of euthanasia are wrong including double effect as this is caused by humans and it is written in the bible that God said to Jeremiah "before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you...
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