dying is doing something with someone
             who requests it to end their life. Murder and killing are done against one’s will.
             Physician aid-in-dying is done with the one’s permission. Therefore the words
             murder and killing are inappropriate when referring to physician assistance in
             dying” (Neil, Section1-Chapter4).
             Questions are asked about why one form of euthanasia is preferred over the other.
             The difference between active and passive euthanasia is that active euthanasia is legally
             murder, while passive euthanasia is ‘merciful killing’. Turning off life support systems is
             said to be a positive act of death (Singer, 76). The Encyclopedia of Bio-Ethics states that
             Hebraic and Jewish religions strongly oppose the practice of euthanasia in any form.
             Both religions believe that life is a very precious and divine gift and that it should be
             protected and cherished. “Death must never be hastened by intention. Physicians who
             kill patients in order to spare them pain are considered murderers (Encyclopedia of
             Bio-Ethics, 554-555).” Although Judaism also rejects euthanasia as a concept, they do
             accept mercy killing. This includes letting terminally ill persons die.
             Early Christians were against self-induced death to end suffering and despair.
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