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Coursework 2 Euthanasia Part a) ii) Explain what Christian teachings might be used in a discussion about euthanasia. There are no specific teachings in the Bible about euthanasia. However, Christians use the Bible to help them understand whether euthanasia is right or wrong. An important teaching in the Bible is 'Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit' (1Corinthians 6:19). For this reason it would be wrong and against Christian teaching to commit suicide or to take the life of another person because it would not only be killing a part of you but killing a part of God. The 6th commandment helps Christians understand right from wrong when it comes to euthanasia. 'You shall not kill' (Exodus 20:30). Here the Bible makes it very clear to Christians that killing is wrong and that humans do not have the right to choose whether they, or others, die. 'For every thing there is a reason,...

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