Euthanasia or "mercy killing" is rampant in the world and is carried out on both humans as well as animals. It is labelled as "mercy killing" because it supposedly releases the patient from continual pain and suffering while alive. Withdrawing the life support system or injecting a lethal drug that induces death is really freeing them and giving them relief. They cease suffering a fate worse than death if they continue living.
I feel that these reasons are really meant to justify the act but the underlying implications are somewhat neglected. It's really playing God here. No human can decide to take away a fellow human's life, or his own life for that matter. In both instances, he's placing himself on par with our Creator, the One who gives us life and death, by His will. That's exactly what Lucifer did. We're equal to our fellow humans and don't have the perogative to decide for them or for ourselves. We are always going to be less equal to our God, accept that!
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