1. Euthanasia and religion
Presented by: HAMMOUDA Mohamed

2. Plan
 Introduction
 I- Euthanasia
 *Definition of Euthanasia
 *Types of Euthanasia
 II- Religious attitudes
 *Christian attitude
 *Jewish attitude
 *Islamic attitude
 Conclusion

3. I- Euthanasia

4. Definition
 Euthanasia, somtimes known as
« mercy killing », is the ententional
ending of a patient’s life by a
physician, usually by lethal injection.

5. Types of Euthanasia
 Voluntary Euthanasia
 Non-Voluntary Euthanasia

6. II-Religious attitudes

7. Christian attitude
 Christians are mostly against euthanasia.
The arguments are usually based on the
belief that life is given by god and human
being are made in god’s image .
 Some churches emphasize the importance
of not interfering with the natural process
of death.
 There is a spiritual time to be respected.

8. Jewish attitude
 The message of Judaism is that one
must struggle until the last breath of
life.
 Judaism forbids doing any thing that
might shorten life.

9. Islamic attitude
 Human beings should not interfere in
process of life
 It is forbidden to plan or to come to
know through self will the time of our
own death.

10. Conclusion
 The three religions consider euthanasia the
equivalent of murder which became against
law everywhere in civilized societies.
 We expect doctors to make patients as
comfortable as possible but only god can
take away a life .

12. Thank you for your attention