Christians and Euthenasia
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Christians have responded to the question of euthanasia by the use of hospices, hospices have been around for a long time as shown below and they have been found to be an effective way of reducing the numbers of euthanasia cases. Most Christians feel that euthanasia is morally wrong and this is why they have decided not to leave hospices without funding etc as they help people to die a peaceful death which is what "god" would have wanted in the bible teachings. Although special hospitals for the terminally ill had existed prior to the 20th century, it was not until after World War II that recognition of the special needs of the dying led to the modern hospice movement. Cicely Saunders, one of the initiators of the movement and the founder of St. Christopher's Hospice, London (1967), and other health professionals recognized that many established procedures of modern medical care...


