EUTHANASIA – Updated resource paper and new Short-Take

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Debates about euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) force us to think about the reality of death.

This resource paper, updated by the G,S&C at the height of the NSW Parliamentary debate in November 2021, aims to help you think from a Biblical perspective about spiritual, ethical, medical, social and legal aspects of the discussion. Click here for the PDF.

The G,S&C has also produced a Short-Take that highlighting the key issues in the debate – click here for the helpful snapshot. It provides a summary of the terminologies you will encounter in the debate and a useful table explaining the Christian perspective and the proponent position

Additional Reading

All sorts of claims are made about the reasons to legalise euthanasia. This opinion piece in The New York Times Four Myths challenges some of the common ideas.