Religion Quote by David Jeffrey

Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person.

— Pope John Paul II

Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I…

— Pope John Paul II

Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia have been profound ethical issues confronting doctors since the birth of Western medicine, more than 2,000 years ago.

— Ezekiel Emanuel

“Euthanasia is not legal but it is being practiced. Last”

— Anonymous

I'm sorry to see that again we are turning to the courts for decisions that concern ethics. I think theologians and ethicists would better…

— Susan P. Crawford

Even putting aside the Judeo-Christian morality upon which the Constitution and our nations culture are based, the notion of forced euthanasia would contradict the…

— Sherwin B. Nuland

Euthanasia and assisted suicide are never acceptable acts of mercy. They always gravely exploit the suffering and desperate, extinguishing life in the name of…

— Pope John Paul II

“My third contention is that at times of extreme pain for the patient, euthanasia is the most humane alternative.”

— Matthew Thomas

Of all the arguments against voluntary euthanasia, the most influential is the 'slippery slope': once we allow doctors to kill patients, we will not…

— Peter Singer

Without any hope you cannot talk about suffering. If you talk about suffering without hope it's enjoying our euthanization. I tried to avoid euthanization…

— Burhan Sonmez

“There are many religions seeking to bring comfort and happiness to humanity, just as there are many treatments for a particular disease. All religions…

— Dalai Lama XIV

“All major religious traditions accept that suffering and death are simply part of life. The deep radicalism of humanitarian action is its belief that…

— David Rieff