Published in 1994, this booklet on euthanasia pulls together six articles from the CMF Journal (which isn't available on the site) covering; the Christian case against compassionate killing, suicide, advance directives, the Dr Cox case, the Tony Bland case, and the official CMF statement.
Euthanasia Booklet
Showing 1 - 7 of 7 Articles
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Throughout its history Christian Medical Fellowship has campaigned quietly but consistently against euthanasia. There has never been greater cause for concern. In September 1991 there were more than...Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 2 - Thou Shalt Not Kill - The Christian case against compassionate killing
There are only two instances of voluntary euthanasia in the Bible. In the first, Abimelech, believing himself to be fatally wounded with a fractured skull after being hit on the head by a millstone,...Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 3 - Suicide Down the Ages - A Judeo-Christian Perspective
Introduction - The arguments for and, particularly, against suicide are very similar to those that concern euthanasia and since they have already been discussed at length in this book and elsewhere I...Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 4 - Should Doctors Support the Living Will?
Although the concept of the living will has been around in the USA for over 20 years, there are still some doctors in Britain to whom it is unfamiliar. So it will be well to start with a definition....Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 5 - A Doctor's Dilemma
In September 1992 Dr Nigel Cox, an experienced rheumatologist, was convicted of attempted murder for killing a terminally ill patient with intravenous potassium chloride. According to reports in the...Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 6 - Should Tube-feeding be Withdrawn in PVS? - A brief review of the issues
Introduction - On the afternoon of Saturday April 15th 1989, 17 year old football fan Tony Bland was one of hundreds who suffered crush injuries at the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy in Sheffield. On...Read Full "Article"...
Chapter 7 - Submission from CMF to the Select Committee of the House of Lords on Medical Ethics
The Submission can be found at www.cmf.org.uk /ethics /submissions /?id=2 .Read Full "Article"...