Before considering the relationship of euthanasia to personhood, it is important to consider what I mean by euthanasia.
I am using the following definition of euthanasia:
Euthanasia involves a person (or persons) actively ending the life of another person, for what are considered compassionate reasons, with consent of (or by request of) the person or a person who is the appropriate decision maker for the person whose life is being ended.
Euthanasia involves the taking of a life for what are considered compassionate reasons. … Read the rest
Why write on personhood? When thinking on personhood, I am considering what it is to be a person. How do we defined a person?
Is a person an integrated body-soul or is a person, in some way, separate from the body they inhabit? This, I believe, is a very important question when considering considering issues like, organ donation, In Vitro Fertilization, abortion and euthanasia.
For vital organs to be harvested for donation, they must be alive. Living organs are only found in living bodies. … Read the rest
Worldview and Ethical Issues from a Biblical Perspective
