Euthanasia

Question 1

What is voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 1

Ending life painlessly when someone with a terminal condition asks for death.

Question 2

What is extraordinary treatment?

Answer 2

Treatments that only prolong life for a short time.

Question 3

What is a non-voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 3

Ending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask.

Question 4

What is palliative care?

Answer 4

Medical/nursing care that reduces pain.

Question 5

What is remission?

Answer 5

When a patient with a disease got better.

Question 6

What is euthanasia?

Answer 6

Providing a gentle death to people with painful, terminal illnesses.

Question 7

Four types of euthanasia?

Answer 7

Non Voluntary Euthanasia
Voluntary Euthanasia
Passive Euthanasia
Assisted Suicide

Question 8

Why are Christians against Euthanasia? (2)

Answer 8

Only God can end lives so by doing euthanasia you are making it seem like you are on the same level of God which is forbidden.
‘you shall not kill’ - it is murder.

Question 9

Why are humanists and atheists against euthanasia? (3)

Answer 9

The patient may go into remission
Euthanasia may not be what they really want.
Doctors are meant to save lives not end them.

Question 10

How do Christians respond instead of euthanasia?

Answer 10

Hospice to relieve symptoms.