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Brittany Maynard In Oregon there is a law which allows Doctor Assisted Suicide, in the matters of terminal illnesses. Under the law, a competent adult Oregon resident who has been diagnosed, by a physician, with a terminal illness that will kill the patient within six months may request in writing, from his or her physician, a prescription for a lethal dose of medication for the purpose of ending the patient's life. Exercise of the option under this law is voluntary and the patient must initiate the request. Many states do not agree with assisted suicide. Pennsylvania does not have any Death with Dignity laws, but in
June of 2013 a similar bill was put up for discussion. The bill has not yet been approved or denied.
The Catholic Church forbids anyone to take their own life.The official position of the Catholic Church in Rome remains that killing of a human being, even by an act of omission to eliminate suffering, violates divine law and offends the dignity of the human person. The Catechism states that one must not kill themselves because (2281)
“Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It likewise offends love of neighbor because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations. Suicide is contrary to love for the living God.” and (2325) Suicide is seriously contrary to justice, hope, and charity. It is forbidden by the fifth commandment.
Although I believe that suicide is wrong, I am stuck in the middle on the situation with Brittany Maynard. Brittany Maynard is a 29yearold woman who was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma brain tumor, with 6 months to live, and in the end Brittany would not die peacefully in her sleep but sickly, with the loss of most/all cognitive functions. I agree with Brittany in the sense that she gets to choose the
Brittany Maynard In Oregon there is a law which allows Doctor Assisted Suicide, in the matters of terminal illnesses. Under the law, a competent adult Oregon resident who has been diagnosed, by a physician, with a terminal illness that will kill the patient within six months may request in writing, from his or her physician, a prescription for a lethal dose of medication for the purpose of ending the patient's life. Exercise of the option under this law is voluntary and the patient must initiate the request. Many states do not agree with assisted suicide. Pennsylvania does not have any Death with Dignity laws, but in
June of 2013 a similar bill was put up for discussion. The bill has not yet been approved or denied.
The Catholic Church forbids anyone to take their own life.The official position of the Catholic Church in Rome remains that killing of a human being, even by an act of omission to eliminate suffering, violates divine law and offends the dignity of the human person. The Catechism states that one must not kill themselves because (2281)
“Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It likewise offends love of neighbor because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations. Suicide is contrary to love for the living God.” and (2325) Suicide is seriously contrary to justice, hope, and charity. It is forbidden by the fifth commandment.
Although I believe that suicide is wrong, I am stuck in the middle on the situation with Brittany Maynard. Brittany Maynard is a 29yearold woman who was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma brain tumor, with 6 months to live, and in the end Brittany would not die peacefully in her sleep but sickly, with the loss of most/all cognitive functions. I agree with Brittany in the sense that she gets to choose the