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Case Study on Death and Dying

Maigret Hernandez Torres

Grand Canyon University: Ethical and Spiritual Decision Making in Health Care

09/17/2020

Death and dying are a bitter and testing part of life, however the reality of life. The

nature of death mainly involves deep-rooted philosophical and religious questions. Euthanasia is

a very contentious issue that involves the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable

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put through God’s curse because we rejected God first in the garden of Eden from the beginning.

All the things that God has given to humanity has been corrupted by human beings, thus they

have served suffering that comes with God’s judgment. Goerge should therefore console himself

that all human beings has sinned against God and thus suffering is expected.

According to Christianity, it is believed that everything existing in the world was created

by God and Jesus Christ came to earth to assign physical body to the highest God to enable

Christians to see God in their image. Hence, Christians would interpret what is happening to

George as the will of God. Some people believe that suffering like the one George is undergoing

is intended to bring people closer to God and to make them aware of Christ’s suffering.

Christian teachings about Jesus Christ death changes the experience and perspective of

death. Although death is a tragedy , Jesus conquered it on the cross. Hence, death was defeated

and this gives Christians hope for resurrection when Christ comes back. Christians believe that

God will redeem them from death because He redeems what is broken. This teaches Christians to

be close to there creator and live according to His will. Christians remain steadfast in their

Christian beliefs when they perceive that suffering is the will of God. This also helps them to

strengthen their Christian faith.

If an individual also perceive that his/her suffering is as a result of past sins, this may

give them an opportunity to repent their sins and go back to God. This indicates that God is very

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illness or in an irreversible coma. Christians have a very different view on euthanasia and death.

This discussion will focus on the case study of Goerge, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic

lateral sclerosis. ALS is a degenerative disease where the victim finally loses the ability to speak,

breath, move, eat, and eventually dies. George impending death and ethics involved in

euthanasia according to Christians perspective will also be analyzed.

According to Christianity, fallenness of the world go hand in hand with suffering. It all

started when God put Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden and gave them the mandate to nurture

and care for God’s creation. Adam and Eve were given the liberty to eat all the fruits in the

garden except from the fruit in the garden which they were forbidden from eating. They lived

peacefully without any suffering until they ate the fruit in the middle of the garden of Eden that

God had warned them against.

They were then chased away from the garden of Eden. This is where the fallenness of the

world started and God alienated Himself from Adam and Eve because of their sinning. As per

the Christian narrative, the beginning of human suffering was due to the fallenness of the world.

God cursed Adam and Eve and told them that they will have to toil to get food. Accordingly,

human suffering is a curse from God and from that time, life changed.

Hence, George can relate his suffering to being a sinner because God pronounced that

sinning is the main cause of suffering. Human being keep on sinning from time to time, and

always fall short of God’s will. This can be juxtaposed with George’s suffering. George can

substantiate his suffering to the sinful nature of human’s. As human beings, we do not like being

orderly because He allows us to suffer so as that we can turn back from our sinful ways and

experience His love. Even if some people may view their suffering as a punishment, it is still a

manifestation that God has a great love for all human beings and motivates them to live

according to the will of God. Christians have the hope of resurrecting after death just like Jesus

did. These insights can help George to assess his life, repent, and believe that God has forgiven

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his sin and his suffering will end after death. After George repents his sins, he will have the hope

of resurrecting again once Christ comes back for the church.

Christians perceives live as something very precious and no one has the right to take

away his life or the life of another person. Individuals are expected to persevere any pain and all

experiences linked with pain whenever they face any physical or mental health. Such

experiences should not make an individual to decide to end their lives. According to these

perspectives, George should view his life as precious and a gift from God and should not be

taken by any person, but God.

George should also endure the pain an all experiences associated with the amyotrophic

lateral sclerosis. Christians believe that an individual should hold on to their faith during their

sufferings. George should understand that even at the face of an impending devastating and

disabling disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis he is still a valuable human being. Life is

a precious gift from God and from the time sin entered the world suffering is part of everyone’s

life. Hence, George’s life is still precious to God, and He has the reason why He allowed George

to undergo amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. George should figure out what God is trying to teach

him with the illness and use his current situation and life, for the glory of God. Consequently,

George should continue to endure the suffering in the virtue of respecting life and Christian

teaching concerning the value of life, as being God’s valuable gift.

The sort of values that the Christian perspective would zero in on deciding with respect to

whether George is ought to decide on willful euthanasia or exclude that enduring is important

forever and just like Christ endured we ought to acknowledge suffering. Jesus died on the cross

and before His demise, he went through noteworthy torment and eventually, asked God as to

whether it is His will, He should remove the cup of misery. Subsequently, George's enduring is

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God's will and consequently, he ought to acknowledge the affliction and approach God for

adequate effortlessness to have the option to persevere through the suffering. Likewise, God

utilizes suffering to draw mankind closer to Him and cause them to seek forgiveness for their

transgressions. Likewise, George should utilize the suffering to find what God needs him to learn

and draw nearer to God.

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the way an individual invites the likelihood of death. In the event that Christians see everything

and particularly suffering and demise according to God's will and lastly hope for eternity and

Jesus' resurrection, this can guarantee an individual that God is in charge of everything. In such

manner, George should see his life and ailment as God's work in his life and that He is doing His

will. Also, God has a purpose for our lives and we should pay little attention to the affliction and

just focus on only God who is the giver of life.

The morally justified option for George is to continue living with the pain until God takes

away his life. Hence, euthanasia is not an option for George as per the Christians perspectives.

Christians believe that life is very precious and a gift from God and therefore taking human life

and obstructing God’s process is morally wrong and unacceptable. Additionally, Christians

perceive suffering as part of life and God’s plan and therefore it is morally wrong to stand in the

way of the plan of God. Christians should accept the suffering and pain of a terminally ill person

just as Jesus Christ accepted His suffering on the cross.

The ethically and morally advocated choice would be for George to keep living until God

takes his life. Hence, killing isn't an option for George as indicated by the Christian's view. As

per Christianity, human life is valuable and a blessing from God and thus taking human life and

meddling with the process of God is unsatisfactory and ethically off-base. Furthermore, Christian

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perceive suffering as an integral part of life and furthermore the plan of God and hence it is

ethically and morally wrong to meddle with the plan of God. Along these lines, suffering and

agony of an individual in critical condition ought to be acknowledged by Christians similarly as

Christ acknowledged his suffering on the cross.

Despite the fact that I am a Christian, on the off chance that I was in George's

circumstance and confronting the approaching anguish and disability related with amyotrophic

parallel sclerosis (ALS), I would think about willful killing. Despite the fact that intentional

willful euthanasia is against Christianity, it is hard to watch people suffer as a medical caretaker

and by all means I would not have any desire to experience such pain and suffering if there is a

choice of euthanasia. Regardless of whether it isn't ethically and morally right to pick willful

euthanasia, the Bible expresses that God is forgiving and there is no single sin that can't be forgiven.

Christianity sees life as a blessing from God and just God has the ability to take it life.

Suffering is part and parcel of Christian live and God's plan to bring his creation near Him.

Mankind should, therefore, acknowledge suffering and likewise, George ought to acknowledge

the enduring that accompanies amyotrophic horizontal sclerosis (ALS). Subsequently, as

indicated by Christianity, it isn't ethically and morally upright for George to think about

intentional willful euthanasia.

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References

Meilaender, G. (2013). Biothics: A Primer for Christians, 3rd Edition. Michigan:

Eerdmans.