The UK Government are discussing legislation to potentially allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults. Here, apologist Clinton Wilcox shares some of the issues raised by euthanasia

We have discussed this topic on various episodes of Unbelievable (for example, ‘Assisted dying, assisted suicide, or murder: should doctors who save lives be given the power to end them?’ With Dr Ellen Wiebe and Dr Mark Pickering) and the Matters of Life and Death podcast (such as ‘How can Christian doctors approach medical-assisted dying (euthanasia)?’). 

Euthanasia can be a very difficult topic to discuss. Like the topic of abortion, it can lead a lot of people to react emotionally instead of presenting a rational argument for their position, especially if those people are afraid of death or extreme suffering at the end of their life. For Christians, the thought of death can still be a terrifying prospect. But Christians have an assurance that people who hold to non-theistic worldviews do not: there is a life after death where all tears will be wiped away and they will no longer suffer… (Register to read the rest of the article)