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LIFE IS ALWAYS WORTH LIVING ASSISTED DYING OR
LIVING? Paperback â June 6, 2023
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DESCRIPTION It is a current and extremely debate
in the United Kingdom, many countries - We need
to
passionate the USA, and think clearly
about euthanasia. Is it good or bad? Should it be
illegal or not? Assisted Living or Assisted
Dying addresses these questions directly and
openly. It does so in four different ways.
Martin Onuoha examines the argument in favour
and shows that they do not stand up to scrutiny.
He does not deny the intensity of feelings
aroused by euthanasia but warns against
sentiment clouding judgement. Secondly, the book
sets out the huge impact of legalising
euthanasia which changes the character of
medicine and hospital care, puts undue pressure
on the infirm and elderly, and alters the
understanding of human life. Here the book uses
the careful and authoritative teaching of St
John Paul II on the sanctity and given character
of life. Finally, Martin Onuoha
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draws on his experience of those who are set on
ending their lives and how they can be helped to
change their mind.Most of those in favour of
euthanasia would want it to be legalised, as has
already happened in some countries, but the two
things are not quite the same. Legislation for
specific purposes often has unintended
consequences quite different from those
originally intended. The mainspring of most
support for it is in understandable sentimentât
he avoidance of suffering and the primacy of
individual choiceâbut neither morality nor
legislation can be based simply on sentiment
â. Fr Martin is keenly aware that this is a
very sensitive subject which raises passions. So
too was Pope Saint John Paul II whose
unwavering concern for human life produced some
of the most telling modern statements about the
errors behind the advocacy of euthanasia. To
these public statements is the witness of
personal experience. Having watched people,
including close relatives, endure
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cancer pains, Fr Martin is conscious
that watching a loved one go through this ordeal
is the grimmest and most distressing of
experiences, but he cautions that the sentiment
which provokes the legalisation of euthanasia
will not be able to determine its character. It
is a very slippery slope, and we should not
abandon the steady ground of reason and faith by
letting understandable but misguided sympathy
for those who suffer, together with our own
fear of suffering, push us down it. What we
need, he argues, is Assisted Living and
not Assisted Dying.
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K It is a current and extremely passionate debate
in the United Kingdom, the USA, and many
countries - We need to think clearly about
euthanasia. Is it good or bad? Should it be
illegal or not? Assisted Living or Assisted Dying
addresses these questions directly and openly. It
does so in four different ways. Martin Onuoha
examines the argument in favour and shows that
they do not stand up to scrutiny. He does not
deny the intensity of feelings aroused by
euthanasia but warns against sentiment clouding
judgement. Secondly, the book sets out the huge
impact of legalising euthanasia which changes the
character of medicine and hospital care, puts
undue pressure on the infirm and elderly, and
alters the understanding of human life. Here the
book uses the careful and authoritative teaching
of St John Paul II on the sanctity and given
character of life. Finally, Martin Onuoha draws
on his experience of those who are set on ending
their lives and how they can be helped to change
their mind.Most of those in favour of euthanasia
would want it to be legalised, as has already
happened in some countries, but the two things
are not quite the same. Legislation for specific
purposes often has unintended consequences quite
different from those originally intended. The
mainspring of most support for it is in
understandable sentimentâthe avoidance of
suffering and the primacy of individual
choiceâbut neither morality nor legislation can
be based simply on sentiment â. Fr Martin is
keenly aware that this is a very sensitive
subject which raises passions. So too was
Pope Saint John Paul II whose unwavering concern
for human life produced some of the most telling
modern statements about the errors behind the
advocacy of euthanasia. To these public
statements is the witness of personal experience.
Having watched people, including close
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relatives, endure cancer pains, Fr Martin is
conscious that watching a loved one go through
this ordeal is the grimmest and most distressing
of experiences, but he cautions that the
sentiment which provokes the legalisation of
euthanasia will not be able to determine its
character. It is a very slippery slope, and we
should not abandon the steady ground of reason
and faith by letting understandable but misguided
sympathy for those who suffer, together with our
own fear of suffering, push us down it. What we
need, he argues, is Assisted Living and not
Assisted Dying.