Assisted Suicide

[JesusFreak4545]

<SPAN class=ip-normal-font>How do y'all feel about assisted suicide? Do you think it is wrong, why or why not? If you think it is wrong, do you think that the person who assists is a murderer?</SPAN>

 

[Othniel]

Death is not what God wants. Life is. Jesus wept over death.

To kill on purpose is to murder. Yes, it is murder.

Peace to all who seek it,

 

[ZiSunka]

No NO NOOO! Assisted suicide is nothing more than homocide, by definition.

 

[Greeter]

I don't know about this one.&nbsp; What if you suffer from a rare disease that causes a great amount of pain and the doctors can do nothing else for you?

The doctor may see "Do no harm" as meaning they should allow you to die to keep you from more pain, even to the point of assisting you with death.

Let's add another dimension to it.&nbsp; Let's say you have a Christian who has a disease that can cause them to suffer from dementia (possibly caused from the severe pain they feel on a daily basis) and they have been told they have at most five years yet till they die.&nbsp; Knowing that their disease will kill them, and fearing not only the future pain they will inevitably experience, but also fearing that the dementia will cause them to become poor witnesses to the Lord, possibly even interfering with their salvation or the salvation of others, it might be a better thing to take the quick way out.&nbsp; Let's make the situation just a little worse, let's say the person was told they could possibly live longer then the five years but it would mean even greater pain.

There are rare instances where a person has a very strong body but also has a disease that slowly kills them.&nbsp; The strong body then becomes a curse in that it allows the person to live, and suffer, longer.

If a loved one was undergoing incredible pain and all you could do to help them is to give them the peace of death . . . would you?

I remember many years ago hearing of the myth of a soldier who broke the legs of Jesus while he was on the cross.&nbsp; As the legend goes, Jesus curses the soldier with immortality until the time of Revelations.&nbsp; Initially I didn't think that much of a curse but without death there is no end to pain and nothing to look forward to to end it.

 

[ZiSunka]

I hope that each of us would strive to help that person live fully and to see the value of life, even a life that is "less" than they expected. Every person is to be respected, every life to be cherished. It is far better to help someone manage their pain than to end their life prematurely. It is far better to help people see the value of their last days than to give them something to make them die.

We all lose when someone dies, especially when that person dies prematurely. We must learn to see that everyone has something to contribute, even when they are sick and helpless.

Human beings are not disposable, and to approve of assisted suicide sends the message that life is only worth living when it feels good.

 

[Blessed-one]

Originally posted by lambslove
Human beings are not disposable, and to approve of assisted suicide sends the message that life is only worth living when it feels good.

yeah!!