EUTANASIA ȘI ALEGERI ALE SFÂRȘITULUI VIEȚII

Abstract

In recent decades, the topic of euthanasia has engaged intellectuals and scholars, as well as professionals in the fields of humanities, such as ethics, medicine, religion, philosophy, and bioethics. However, the concept of a “good death” remains vague and is incapable of encompassing the various manifestations of the phenomenon. This concept is not a recent custom born from scientific progress and dependent on a lifespan that has increased in recent decades, causing the fatigue of living – for millennia, human beings have aspired to die without suffering. Nonetheless, we must consider that with the advent of Christian doctrine, humans tend to act according to religious principles, which is why any form of voluntary life suppression is considered a grave sin. It offends God by depriving oneself of the greatest gift given to us by Him.