All human lives are equally valuable
Christians believe that the intrinsic dignity and value of human lives means that the value of each human life is identical. They don't think that human dignity and value are measured by mobility, intelligence, or any achievements in life.
Valuing human beings as equal just because they are human beings has clear implications for thinking about euthanasia:
patients in a persistent vegetative state, although seriously damaged, remain living human beings, and so their intrinsic value remains the same as anyone else's
so it would be wrong to treat their lives as worthless and to conclude that they 'would be better off dead'
patients who are old or sick, and who are near the end of earthly life have the same value as any other human being
people who have mental or physical handicaps have the same value as any other human being
All human lives are equally valuableChristians believe that the intrinsic dignity and value of human lives means that the value of each human life is identical. They don't think that human dignity and value are measured by mobility, intelligence, or any achievements in life.Valuing human beings as equal just because they are human beings has clear implications for thinking about euthanasia:patients in a persistent vegetative state, although seriously damaged, remain living human beings, and so their intrinsic value remains the same as anyone else'sso it would be wrong to treat their lives as worthless and to conclude that they 'would be better off dead'patients who are old or sick, and who are near the end of earthly life have the same value as any other human beingpeople who have mental or physical handicaps have the same value as any other human being
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