Is euthanasia right or wrong-2

 JAINISM-

The follower of  JAINISM(sharavak) have been allowed to put an end to his or her life if they feel that moksha can be achieved.Which means this does not think like other religion, here the liberation from the cycle of birth and death (lives) is first and foremost.


JUDAISM-

Jewish thinkers oppose voluntary the active euthanasia though there is some backing for voluntary passive euthanasia in limited circumstances,But overall this can be concluded that more or less Judaism oppose it.


One source in the Chumash for this prohibition may be found the Book of Genesis:

"But your blood of your lives will I require; ...from the hand of man, from the hand of a person's brother, will I require the life of man."

The additional phrase "a person's brother" after having already stated "from the hand of man" is redundant. The author of the book HaKtav v'haKaballah explains that this verse refers to a prohibition against euthanasia. Although murder is the opposite of brotherly love, one might think that euthanasia is in fact a permitted expression of brotherly love.Moreover these refers to two types of murder:



1) to the detriment of the victim ("from the hand of every man"), such as for revenge, or money, etc.



2) for the benefit of the victim ("from the hand of every man who is his brother"), when he is in great pain and would rather die than live.



This verse imprints on our conscience that this particular form of "brotherly love" is nothing more than plain murder. Like most people today, Jews are having a very difficult time deciding what to do for people, loved ones in particular, whose bodies have pretty much shut down but can be "kept alive" mechanically. And once someone is hooked up to a machine, whether to withdraw it.By referring to the two ways in which one person might take another life, the Torah does not differentiate based on motive and reasons. Both are equally prohibited." (end of source). Suicide in Jewish law is forbidden. A person's soul is not his to extinguish, and he cannot not direct someone else to assist him in ending his life.


SHINTO-

In Japan where dominant religion is Shinto (69%) agree with the act of passive euthanasia.Here prolongation of life using artificial means is  a disgraceful act against life. 

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