Euthanasia-Assisted Suicide
Date Submitted: 10/12/2003 23:37:19
Webster's dictionary defines the term euthanasia as a painless, happy death. In recent years, a new term - assisted euthanasia has been introduced. This is when a terminally ill patient is assisted in committing suicide by their doctor or even by a friend or relative.
There is a story which I read of an Aids patient. As he approached his time of death, he decided that rather than prolonging the suffering of both himself and
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A way to protect one's conscience from the guilt that comes with assisting someone in their own death. Life is a gift that is given to each of us by G-d. Some mistakenly think that this gift is theirs to do with what they want. However, our life is only a loan from G-d and we must treat it as such, for we do not have the right to end it when we see fit.
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