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Euthanasia Confusion

Newspaper accounts of end-of-life debates too often muddle the issues.

Rob Moll | posted 2/01/2007 08:37AM

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Rob Moll is an associate editor for Christianity Today.

Related Elsewhere:

Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System is available from Amazon.com and other retailers. Stephen Kiernan, the author, spoke about end-of-life care on NPR's Fresh Air.

The New York Times reported on Piergiorgio Welby's campaign for euthanasia.

Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini criticizes the Vatican's response to Welby's death. He says patients ought to be allowed to refuse life-sustaining treatment.

The Guardian's articles focused on the debate raised in the Catholic church and on the "Dubious Distinction" between assisting death and refusing treatment.

Christianity Today's life ethics section is available online.

A January editorial, "Go Gently into That Good Night," also addressed the issue of death.

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tolani

Posted: February 14, 2007 11:40 AM

euthanasia could be the best optioin for patients with terminal disease(painful suffering) or even poor patients. This is because it could have been medically proven that such illness have no medical breakthough.Nonetheless the doctor should not decide for the patient but give psychological encouragements because they are to preservr life not to terminate life.if a patient insists after the encouragement it should be asumed that such is unable to endure more pain and passive euthanasia could be helpful

olayinka afolayan

Posted: February 10, 2007 10:10 AM


There is no dignity in anyone who takes his life or human life. The right of life and death resides in the Almighty God. People should stop deceiving themselves, once you take your life, you are 'rail-roading' yourself to hell. Simple.

Dave	Posted: February 05, 2007 3:18 PM


I try to think of it as what would have been acceptable 100 years ago in the treatment of end of life. I don't believe new technology should place a greater burden on those moral decisions.

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