Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 379 – Part VI.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) Murder and acting as an accomplice to murder are forbidden.
Killing unarmed civilians during a war is forbidden. The abortion of a human
being, from the moment of conception on, is forbidden. Suicide,
self-mutilation, and self-destructive behavior are forbidden. Euthanasia — killing the handicapped, the sick,
and the dying — is also forbidden.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2277)
Whatever its motives and means, direct euthanasia consists in putting an end to
the lives of handicapped, sick, or dying persons. It is morally unacceptable.
Thus an act or omission which, of itself or by intention, causes death in order
to eliminate suffering constitutes a murder gravely contrary to the dignity of
the human person and to the respect due to the living God, his Creator. The
error of judgment into which one can fall in good faith does not change the
nature of this murderous act, which must always be forbidden and excluded.
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Today people often try to get around the
Fifth Commandment with seemingly humane arguments. But neither euthanasia nor
abortion is a humane solution. That is why the Church is perfectly clear on
these questions. Whoever participates in an abortion, forces a woman to undergo
an abortion, or merely advises her to do so is automatically excommunicated
just as with other crimes against human life. If a psychologically ill person
commits suicide, responsibility for the act of killing is often diminished and
in many cases completely annulled.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2278)
Discontinuing medical procedures that are burdensome, dangerous, extraordinary,
or disproportionate to the expected outcome can be legitimate; it is the
refusal of "over-zealous" treatment. Here one does not will to cause
death; one's inability to impede it is merely accepted. The decisions should be
made by the patient if he is competent and able or, if not, by those legally
entitled to act for the patient, whose reasonable will and legitimate interests
must always be respected.
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