Pros And Cons Of Assisted Suicide

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It is wrong to allow people who suffer with terminal illness the option to end their lives through assisted suicide, because in the Catholic Church we believe that if you commit suicide, you won’t go to heaven. We believe that a person should only die a natural death. The Fifth Commandment says ” Thou shall not kill.” This Commandment forbids all killing, whether direct and intentional, or assisted. Assisted suicide sometimes entices people to choose death and end their suffering. However, studies show that they may have chosen to live if they had the proper guidance and help to know that other options are available, and that their lives are worth more than death. Assisted suicide puts pressure on people who are ill, feeling that they are causing problems for and disturbing others. Some patients feel they are bothersome to others and that assisted suicide is the only way to stop being a burden on their family. We, as Catholics, need to pray for these people and help them understand they are not a burden and that we can help them.

Assisted suicide also applies pressure on doctors and caregivers. They want to help the person with the terminal illness, but they do not want to help them in the way of assisted suicide. They try to offer all the comfort, medications, prayers, and treatments to help the …show more content…

She was very high functioning mentally, but had extremely limited physical mobility. She and her family really struggled with her illness. She couldn’t hug her kids, play with her grand kids, or even go for a walk on a bright sunny day. The family was Catholic and knew the only option was to pray that God would take her to heaven quickly, and on His time. It was very sad watching her struggle through life that way, but they were relieved that their faith held them strong until God called her home, naturally. Waiting for natural death is not always easy or comfortable, but it is the way of our