Should Christians Support ‘Death with Dignity’? Here’s the Biblical Truth…

May 12, 2025 July 10, 2025

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In the United States, assisted s*icide, more formally known as “Death with Dignity,” is legal in several states.

Three Types of Assisted S*icide:
1️⃣ TLS (Termination of Life Support) – Involves stopping medical procedures that keep a critically ill person alive.
2️⃣ PAS (Physician-Assisted S*icide) – When a doctor provides a patient with the means to end their own life, typically by prescribing a lethal dose of medication.
3️⃣ Euthanasia (mercy killing) – The act of intentionally ending someone’s life to relieve them from suffering.

📖 What Does the Bible Say?
👉 Human life is made in God’s image. Human life is a sacred gift and a basic and intrinsic good.
👉 Death is an enemy and normal part of life. Death was not a part of God’s plan. It came into the world as a result of the entrance of sin (Rom. 5v12; 1 Cor. 15v21–22)
👉 Taking an innocent life is a sin. (Ex 20v13)
👉 God is the only one who can end life. (Heb 9v27)
👉 Take care of the dying. We are obligated to care for the most vulnerable, which throughout the biblical period clearly included the dying.
👉 Suffering has redemptive value.

Arguments for Assisted S*icide:
1️⃣ Autonomy Argument: Individuals should have the right to choose the timing and manner of their death.
2️⃣ Compassion Argument: Assisting in the death of a suffering individual can be seen as an act of mercy, relieving them from unbearable pain and suffering.
3️⃣ Quality of Life Argument: Some argue that when a person’s quality of life is irreversibly diminished due to illness or suffering, they should have the option to end their life.
4️⃣ Death with Dignity Argument: The desire to die with dignity, rather than endure a prolonged process of dying, is cited as a reason for PAS/euthanasia.
5️⃣ Reducing the Burden Argument: Some believe that choosing death can be a way to avoid becoming a burden on families or the healthcare system.

Sample advance directive from Melinda Penner of Stand to Reason: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/believers-consider-advance-directives/

Chapters
0:00 – Intro
0:41 – Three types of assisted s*icide
1:49 – The horror of unauthorized euthanasia
2:29 – What the Hippocratic Oath means and where it comes from
3:46 – 1. Human life is made in God’s image
5:02 – 2. Death is an enemy and normal part of life
5:36 – 3. Taking an innocent life is a sin
6:20 – 4. God is the only one who can end life
6:49 – 5. Take care of the dying
7:47 – 6. Suffering has redemptive value
Assisted S*icide Arguments:
8:20 – 1. Autonomy
9:52 – 2. Compassion
10:47 – 3. Quality of life
12:33 – 4. Death with dignity
14:06 – 5. Reducing the burden
16:34 – Sample advance directive from Melinda Penner

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