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Euthanasia or better known as mercy killing, is a practice of ending a life so as to release an individual life from an incurable disease or intolerable suffering. This term is sometimes used generally to refer to an easy or painless death. Voluntary Euthanasia involves a request by the dying patient or that person’s legal representative. Passive or negative euthanasia involves taking deliberate action to cause a death. There are many pro’s and con’s to Euthanasia, however it can be split into three areas, the bible, medical ethics and peoples own personal reflection on the deep moral issue. When people are confronted with a moral dilemma, many turn to religion and the bible. Euthanasia violates Christian beliefs, as Catholics Euthanasia is believed to be morally wrong because it is the destruction of life. The church believes that God gives people life for a reason and is the only one allowed taking away a life, for human life is sacred. "As a church we definitely say ‘no’ to assisted suicide because we say ‘yes’ to life-from the first moment of conception until our last natural breath. Suicide in any form prevents us from fulfil