Euthanasia is a word originally from Greece where it meant good death. It encloses various dimensions, from active euthanasia where something is introduced to cause death and refuses treatment or supportive actions. It also varies from voluntary euthanasia where one agrees to it, to involuntary where a guardian can give consent and doctor-assisted in which the doctor prescribes the medication and a third party or patient administers the prescription to cause death. Wishes for premature death have significantly contributed to the long debate regarding the role of this practice in the current healthcare. The debate, however, is powerfully spread across and is involved in many domains such as ethical, legal, health, human rights, economic, religious, …show more content…
At the end of the day life is still crucial. It is therefore absurd to say that resources can be saved for other functions by giving up a human life. This is putting material stuff on top of human sacred life. It distinguishes between the means and the end. Proponents of utilitarianism argue that the end justifies the means. On the other hand, proponents of stewardship argue that the end should not override the means. If means are considered wrong, then the end cannot be right in any way …show more content…
He furthers insists that any humanistic interpretation or deviation from this command based on circumstances or arguments must be strictly condemned. Only God has the moral authority to kill a person and one can only take one’s life under clear instructions from God. Barth argues that there are so many unusual cases where the disciple Peter decided to carry out the execution of both Sapphira and Ananias under a clear instruction from the Holy Spirit rather than using his personal judgment to execute them. Suppose if we all believe this thinking then Jewish crucifixion and stoning people to death practices are all sinful