Case Study in Bioethics

Running Head: CASE STUDY ON BIOETHICS
Case Study in Bioethics
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Abstract
The paper intends to demonstrate how Christianity and Buddhism view death and
euthanasia. The analysis is based on case of George. The ultimate goal of analysis is to determine
whether George deserve euthanasia or not. The final part of the paper will reflect on my opinion.

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Introduction
The issue facing George falls under bioethics. Bioethics sets itself the task of evaluating
scientific achievements, developing criteria and moral principles, and gives a conclusion as to
whether what is achievable with the help of science is at the same time moral from the moral
point of view and does it benefit people. Secular bioethics sees biological beings in humans. It
seeks to improve the quality of life and at the same time tries to give such an assessment of the
problems that most satisfy the material and social needs of people. However, Christians have
different perspective on what should be done. Similarly, Buddhist will have their unique
perspective. It is the goal of the paper to explore how Christianity and Buddhism would interpret
George’s case.
Christianity bioethics
Christian bioethics sees people not only as they are, but also as they are called to become
- gods by grace. Christian bioethics is not limited to this earthly life and the needs of humanity in
this life, but extends in the future, which is considered more important. Bioethics is considered ...
as one of the forms of protection of the god-like dignity and freedom of the individual ... and
aims to protect public morality and the gift of God - life - from human arbitrariness and
lawlessness. It defines the conditions necessary for every believer to realize and complete his life
in a Christian manner, reveals the boundaries between medical intervention caused by medical
necessity, and the actions of people claiming to “put themselves in the place of God, changing
and improving “His creation.
How Christians view life

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Life is granted to man; she is not chosen. Life itself is the Gift of a loving God. And the
one who received this Gift is responsible for the Gift received. Life and health are not a
commodity or just a human right, but an invaluable divine gift. Therefore, they cannot be viewed
from the point of view of economy or benefit, logical schemes and definitions, but these gifts
should be treated with reverence, bearing in mind their sacred meaning (Morgan, 2017).
Christians believes that the intervention of science (abortion, at the first stage of life,
euthanasia at the last), resulting in the interruption of life, contradict God's sovereignty over life,
the prohibition of killing and the view of people as creatures in the "image and likeness of God."
The Orthodox Church is fully aware of the weakness of man, of his nature when
confronted with the difficulties of life, and thus embraces the sinner, but cannot morally justify
murder, since this conflicts with the will of God (Scherz, 2017).
The Holy Apostle Paul writes that there is a huge gulf between moral law and its actual
embodiment. “For I know that there is no good in me, that is, in my flesh, because there is a
desire for good in me, but to make it happen, I do not find that. I do not do the good I want, but I
do the evil I do not want ”(Rom. 7: 18–19).
The human personality itself does not lose its dignity when suffering pain or suffering.
The value of a person is lost when, for the sake of short-term interests and superficial criteria, we
determine the benefit of a person in the termination of his biological existence provoked by us
both at the initial and final stages.
Spiritual and physical illness of a person is a “human, too human” state. Sick humanity
has always sought and is committed to healing. But healing involves not only medical