The Church and Euthanasia

Euthanasia, meaning "well death" in Greek, is deliberately bringing about a person's death for the purposes of eliminating suffering. Just like abortion, euthanasia is purposely taking away the life of a human being, except this time the consent of the person may be given for this procedure, but not all the time. Someone may want to end their life because they are suffering so much that they just want it to end. Also, that person's …

…little hope of benefits where excessive burdens are upon the patient or their family. Ordinary means are acceptable, whereas extraordinary means are not necessary. An alternative mean to euthanasia would be to consider Hospice. This program is for the terminally ill who could be considering euthanasia, and they hold a philosophy of care. Their primary goal is for the patient to be comfortable and pain free while they are on their final journey in life.