Churches The Roman Catholic Church is totally against euthanasia.
They stress the need for giving good terminal care.
The Church of England stresses sanctity of life and is generally against
euthanasia.
Church of England reports try to see all sides of the argument, but they
also stress care for the dying.
The Church of England speaks out against specific cases. They spoke out
against the
Assisted suicide of Dr Anne Turner.
Baptist Church thinks that in some cases patients who are brain dead
should be allowed to die.
Attitude
Some Christians stress the sanctity of any sign of life.
There are those who consider that life must include some form of interaction
with others.
For some the plight of the carers has to go into the equation. The carer
who looks after a terminally ill person also needs to be considered.
For Christian doctors there is a conflict also. The doctor’s role
is to save lives not end them.
Some Christians think of suffering as part of God’s
purpose.
Action
One response of a Christian who is involved in this might be to encourage
the patient to look at going in to a local hospice.
Although Macmillan nurses are not specifically Christian, one who is trying
to get help for someone who is dying, might try to involve Macmillan Nurses.
Values
All Christians would value life.
The problem is how one defines life.