Euthanasia
mercy-killing physician assisted suicide
assisted suicide is when someone wnts to die and you help them, mercy killing is when someone doesnt have a say in whether they die or not but would be better off dead(its illegal unless a doctor does it)
No, mercy killing or assisted suicide are not accepted by the Catholic Church. God alone determines when we are to die.
Arguably, it can still be considered "playing God." Also, this is on a shaky ground since how can it be proven if the person wanted to die or if they were sane enough to form legal consent? Because of that, someone could commit murder, make it look like assisted suicide, and argue that it was a mercy killing.
Suicide means to kill oneself. Euthanasia is committed by another person.
The killing of sick people, often referred to as "euthanasia," involves intentionally ending a person's life to relieve them of suffering, typically in cases of terminal illness. When performed without the individual's consent or as part of a broader policy, it may also be categorized as "mercy killing" or even "assisted suicide." These practices raise significant ethical, moral, and legal questions.
No, because what if wer are wrong and jails make money keeping people in it and it creates jobsAdded: Are you asking about Mercy Killing or about Euthanasia. They ARE different!(in the US) Three states already have Euthanasia laws and a fourth state that partially accepts the concept.
From a Christian perspective a mercy killing is wrong for the same reason a suicide would be wrong. You are taking the control away from God and robbing any remaining good that that person could have given the world.
Plastic bag suffocation is a great example of mercy killing.
Yes mercy killing is another way of saying euthanasia.
The term "karunaikolai" is derived from Tamil, where "karuna" means compassion or mercy, and "kolai" refers to an act of killing or murder. Therefore, "karunaikolai" can be translated to mean "compassionate killing" or "mercy killing," often referring to acts taken to alleviate suffering. This concept is frequently discussed in ethical and philosophical contexts, particularly in debates surrounding euthanasia and assisted dying.
There is no difference, "Euthanasia" is just the Greek word of mercy killing!