Thursday, November 1, 2007
Issue
I had a conversation with a friend the other day over whether or not euthanasia was morally right. She is a strict Catholic and I have no specific view on religion. She said that suicide, not matter for what reason is always a sin. I tried to tell her about my uncle who died of lung cancer. Towards the end, the cancer had spread to his spine, causing him unimaginable pain. For the last few months of his life, he was barely conscious due to the massive amount of morphine he needed to manage his pain. If I had been in his situation, I think I would have chosen a death that I could control rather than one that destoyed my family while they watched helplessly as I died a slow and painful death.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
I agree with your friend's beliefs, whether she knows what she is talking about or not. It is impossible to be a religious person and still believe in assisted suicide. The point behind religion is that life is essentially out of ones control and to take ones death into their own hands is basically defying God. The final act of dying is to seperate a person from whatever they believe happens after death, and to denouce those beliefs for comfort is ridiculously selfish.
Post a Comment