Title: BBC - Religions - Christianity: Euthanasia
Headings: Euthanasia and assisted dying
Euthanasia and assisted dying
General Christian view
Life is a gift from God
Human beings are valuable because they are made in God's image
The process of dying is spiritually important, and should not be disrupted
All human lives are equally valuable
Exceptions and omissions
End of life care
The Roman Catholic view
The value of life
The right to die
Refusing aggressive medical treatment
Assisting suicide
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Content: Refusing aggressive medical treatment
The church regards it as morally acceptable to refuse extraordinary and aggressive medical means to preserve life. Refusing such treatment is not euthanasia but a proper acceptance of the human condition in the face of death. Assisting suicide
Since it is morally wrong to commit suicide it is morally wrong to help someone commit suicide. True compassion leads to sharing another's pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering we cannot bear. Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, 1995
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Ethics: euthanasia
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