Title: Christian Views of Euthanasia - ReligionFacts
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Christian Views of Euthanasia
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Content: 2279: Even if death is thought imminent, the ordinary care owed to a sick person cannot be legitimately interrupted. The use of painkillers to alleviate the sufferings of the dying, even at the risk of shortening their days, can be morally in conformity with human dignity if death is not willed as either an end or a means, but only foreseen and tolerated as inevitable. Palliative care is a special form of disinterested charity. As such it should be encouraged. ## Lutheran Views on Suicide and Euthanasia
On November 9, 1992, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the largest Lutheran body in the United States, adopted a statement on "End of Life Decisions." This statement includes the following decisions: When medical judgment determines that artificially-administered nutrition and hydration will not contribute to an improvement in the patient's underlying condition or prevent death from that condition, patients or their legal spokespersons may consider them unduly burdensome treatment. In these circumstances i