View of the Church on Euthanasia

The Roman Catholic Church is the single largest organization to fund against euthanasia. It invests more money in its fight against euthanasia than all the combined resources of “right-to-die” societies around the world. The Church teaches the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill. Therefore, euthanasia is morally unacceptable. This raises the moral question: do we have the right to kill?
Pope John Paul II defines euthanasia as an action or omission which by itself and by intention causes death in order that all suffering in this way be eliminated. The Church absolutely prohibits suicide of any kind. Catholic theologians have confirmed that the prohibition, whilst being the Vatican’s current position, is not an inviolable one. Just because euthanasia is popular does not mean it is morally right. The Church’s tactics to support their statement include disinformation and threats of excommunication.
Christian scripture has always stated that nobody has the right...