Exceptions and omissions
Some features of Christianity suggest that there are some obligations that go against the general view that euthanasia is a bad thing:
Christianity requires us to respect every human being
If we respect a person we should respect their decisions about the end of their life
We should accept their rational decisions to refuse burdensome and futile treatment
Perhaps we should accept their rational decision to refuse excessively burdensome treatment even if it may provide several weeks more of life
End of life care
The Christian faith leads those who follow it to some clear-cut views about the way terminally ill patients should be treated:
the community should care for people who are dying, and for those who are close to them
the community should provide the best possible palliative care
the community should face death and dying with honesty and support
the community should recognise that when people suffer death on earth they entrust their future to the risen Christ
religious people, both lay and professional, should help the terminally ill to prepare for death
they should be open to their hopes and fears
they should be open to discussion