Euthanasia is the intentional termination of a very sick person to ease them from their illness. It also can be define as mercy killing or good death to relieve ones suffering. Euthanasia may ease the process of patient’s death but there are more disadvantages of euthanasia for the sufferer.
This mercy killing may help to reduce the pain suffered by patients who undergo both mental and physical pain but it also will make patients feel euthanasia is the best way to end up their suffer thus against God’s will and undermines society’s respect towards the purity of human life. In addition, the patients may rely too much to doctors to end up their life.
In Al-Quran, Surah An-Nisaa’ verse 29 stated that all forms of suicide and any action to kill another is forbidden. Thus, ones should evaluate the pro and contra of euthanasia in religion teaching and towards our society not only for the sanctity of life but also because we are valuable for ourselves.
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