6 Comments on Why do those who believe in God’s will denounce passive euthanasia yet find medical care acceptable?

Buddy R on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 4:21 pm


Because medical care helps people get well and withholding medical care kills people.
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Jack X on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 4:40 pm


It’s a conundrum. The Christian Science movement(and some others) forego medical care for exactly that reason and, instead, rely on the power of prayer. The tend to have shorter lives for some weird reason.
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ruth on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 5:05 pm


You are not understanding the position of the so-called "religious right" on this issue. It is not necessarily a general prohibition against removing life support. Particularly if you are basing this opinion on the Schiavo case. In that case, there was the issue of whether feeding her was "life support," as well as who should get to make the call.

My position on this is that each individual over the age of 18, while in good health and state of mind, should have a living will which specifies what they want done if they should become incapacitated.
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You are seeing a contradiction where there is none. You are seeing a group of people where there is none.

natkra09 on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 5:32 pm


2 Kings 20:7 “And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.” Here God commanded through His prophet that King Hezekiah use medicine to heal himself from a disease. God ordained medicine to be the way that the king of Israel would be healed, and don’t worry, there is nothing that we can do that will interfere with God’s plan. God will have His will done one way or another.
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sweet kacey on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 6:20 pm


I am a christian and have been for many years, but I am not against taking life support if the person is not going to live with out it. I am also not against going to the doctor. I believe that God gave us a brain and we should use it. He also gave doctors the brain and the talent and compassion to help humans get better or to ease there pain. There is nothing wrong with seeing a doctor. My son was born with spina bifida and he sees a doctor often. I believe God gave me this special child and I am to take care of him. Yes God has healed him of many things the doctors could not fix but I love his doctors and I will continue taking him to see them. God determines when life ends not us. If it is our time nothing will stop it. SO if a person want to be left alone with out life support and they live then it was not there time and if they dont live then it was there time. God bless.
Sweet Kacey
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Rocky Squirrel on Fri, 12th Dec 2008 6:35 pm


First of all, God’s plan includes God’s doctors. Jesus being the prime example. Jesus certainly interfered with the natural process. Jesus rose a couple of people from the dead. If that’s not interfering, what is?

Whether or not life support remains in operation, is a decision made by the patient or the patient’s legal guardian, and that decision depends greatly on the advice of the doctors. Before going into a hospital, and required by most hospitals, many wise people presign a “durable power of attorney statement” declaring exactly what measures a hospital can take to keep them alive.

If doctors “reasonable conclude” that the patient’s condition is irreversible–that death is immiment, then that presigned document gives the doctors the authority to pull the plug.

The question you ask is really really difficult, especially for those who have to make those decisions. The answer comes on a case-by-case basis. Generally speaking, while there is sufficient hope, the doctors recommend life. And I can tell you one thing. Do not underestimate the experience of the doctors. They know far better than you and me about the resilence of the human body.

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