1. EUTHANASIA

2. Why is there suffering in the world? What is the point of suffering?
JOURNAL QUESTION
Why is there suffering in the world? What is the point of suffering?

3. My Immortal
EVANESCENCE

4. “My Immortal”
I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by all my childish fears And if you have to leave I wish that you would just leave 'Cause your presence still lingers here And it won't leave me alone

5. These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just too much that time cannot erase When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have All of me

6. You used to captivate me By your resonating life Now I'm bound by the life you've left behind Your face it haunts My once pleasant dreams Your voice it chased away All the sanity in me

7. These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just too much that time cannot erase When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have All of me

8. I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone But though you're still with me I've been alone all along

9. When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have All of me

10. EUTHANASIA Definition: EASY: Mercy killing
SPECIFIC: An act or omission which of itself and by intention causes death, with the purpose of eliminating suffering

11. Why is Euthanasia so accepted?
Our culture sees no value in suffering. It sees it as the worst thing ever.
People think that they have sole control over their life (and death).
Some argue that the elderly are costing us too much $$ to stay alive.

12. A Distinction
But does that mean we need to do EVERYTHING to keep people alive?
NO!!
We are expected to use ordinary (normal) medical practices to keep people alive.
We DO NOT have to use “extraordinary means” or “aggressive means” to keep people alive.

13. A pretty strong statement:
A person, even if seriously ill or disabled in the exercise of his/her highest functions, is and always will be a person, and s/he will never become a "vegetable" or an "animal". -John Paul II

14. What are ordinary means?
According to John Paul II, the following are ordinary means:
Nutrition
Hydration
Cleanliness
Warmth
March 20, 2004

15. Declaration on Euthanasia
“In such situations, when death is clearly imminent and inevitable, one can in [good] conscience ‘refuse forms of treatment that would only secure a precarious and burdensome prolongation of life, so long as the normal care due to the sick person in similar cases is not interrupted.” (#65)

16. Evangelium Vitae
“Even when not motivated by a selfish refusal to be burdened with the life of someone who is suffering, euthanasia must be called a false mercy, and indeed a disturbing perversion of mercy. True compassion leads to sharing another’s pain; it does not kill the person whose suffering WE cannot bear.” (#66)

17. Questions to Consider:
Are we prolonging someone’s life or prolonging someone’s death?
Are we considering OUR needs to avoid suffering or THEIRS?
What is an ordinary medical treatment for a person in a given situation?