PHI 413 Topic 4 Discussion Question Two
PHI 413 Topic 4 Discussion Question Two
Reflect on the analysis of the sin of suicide and, thus, euthanasia from the topic readings. Do you agree? Why or why not? Refer to the lecture and topic readings in your response.
Re: Topic 4 DQ 2
The Christian view of suicide and euthanasia is one and the same, with both being morally wrong. Suicide and euthanasia are both viewed as contradictions of our nature as creatures and as an unwillingness to accept life as it is given to us by the creator, God.
Bioethics: a Primer for Christians uses the example, humans are the characters in a story written by God; hence, humans are the created and God the creator. Suicide often results from depression or other emotional illnesses. In such instances, suicide is not a rational undertaking, and a person in such a state is not regarded as a responsible agent. Ultimately, the Christian view is not to eliminate sufferers but to minimize suffering through maximizing care(Meilaender,2013).
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How can it be said that suicide in a depressed or otherwise emotionally ill person cannot be held responsible for their actions? How can it be proven who is emotionally sick and who is not?
I am having a hard time understanding how CPR and life-saving measures are ok, yet suicide or physician-assisted suicide is not. In either scenario, humans are, in fact, attempting to be the creator vs. the created, the author vs. the character. Performing life-saving measures and suicide are both examples of an unwillingness to accept what God, the creator, has given us. If it is morally wrong for us, characters, to end the story, isn’t it also morally wrong to try and continue the story when God, the creator, and author, says it should end?
If I agree with CPR and life-saving, might that mean I agree with suicide or euthanasia as well? I’m not sure of this answer. I’m not sure I would ever know this answer.
Resources
Grand Canyon University(2019).PHI-413V Topic Overview: Death, Dying, and Grief
Meilaender, G. (2013). Bioethics: a primer for Christians (3rd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: W.B.
Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Re: Topic 4 DQ 2
Reflect on the analysis of the sin of suicide and, thus, euthanasia from the topic readings. Do you agree? Why or why not? Refer to the lecture and topic readings in your response.
Christians ultimately look to the living word for guidance regarding all matters. When considering the sin of suicide and euthanasia, the bible is clear in that we are not to take a life, of our own or another’s. Following that guidance, Christians cannot assist in Euthanasia, but can instead give help to relieve physical, mental and spiritual pain, share the message of eternal life, and love others as Christ loved them. Even Christ endured the pain and separation of death, but then showed us the ultimate reward. That is the message to hold onto in the face of death and dying ethical questions in healthcare. “Death is certainly a tragedy and an evil, but it is now a conquered enemy. It is a conquered enemy because in the Christian biblical narrative, death is a perversion of God’s original design plan.” (GCU, N.D.). PHI 413 Topic 4 Discussion Question Two
What we cannot do as Christians, even when helping the suffering, is take life; that life is God’s alone to take. “This means, we should note, that for physicians as well as the rest of us there are limits to what we should do in our attempts to relieve suffering.” (Meilaender,1996). While this may raise concerns in contrast to the interventions that we provide to extend life, those interventions are administered with the intentions of beneficence and nonmaleficence, even if the outcomes from interventions are not always the best.
It is a relief to know that even though we are called to judge what we know is right and wrong, we are not to judge the sin of others. That is for God to judge, and what a relief that is. Ultimately we do not know what is in each person’s heart, or what their mind was capable of at the time of suicide, or when requesting euthanasia. “Only God knows the true spiritual state of a person. All that we know for certain is that God gives us the opportunity to respond in faith now, and he invites us to join him in spreading the joyful news of his love and mercy…” (Miller and Shelley, 2006)
Regarding Christianity’s stance on the sin of suicide and euthanasia, I am in complete agreement. Even so, in the presence of extreme suffering, it is, I feel, quite human to find oneself questioning why it would be wrong to just help them bring the inevitable sooner. However, it is not our decision to make. This is when two specific scriptures give me peace: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth the glory that is to be revealed to us.” (Psalm 8:18). “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10). Going down the path of euthanasia, and of accepting suicide as an autonomous right, I believe opens doors to the de-valuing of human life, and ultimately would display why following God’s way is the only way. “He alone is the ultimate source of life and healing. Appropriately used, medications and technology can be God’s gifts to us. But in the end they cannot give us life and ultimate satisfaction.” (Meilaender,1996). PHI 413 Topic 4 Discussion Question Two
References
Grand Canyon University. (N.D.) PHI-413V Topic 4 Overview [PDF document]. Retrieved From: http://lc.gcu.edu/
Meilaender, G. (1996). Bioethics: A Primer for Christians. Retrieved from: http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/wm-b-eerdmans-publishing-
co/2013/bioethics_a-primer-for-christians_ebook_3e.php
Miller, A.B., Shelly, J.A. (2006). Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing. Chapters 10-12. Retrieved from: http://gcumedia.com/digital-
resources/intervarsity press/2006/called-to-care_a-christian-worldview-for- nursing_ebook_2e.php
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Psalms 8:18, 46:10 (N.D.) Retrieved from
https://www.bible.com/app
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