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Ageing Population and the Euthanasia Solution

These are but natural of grief and dying. There are actually 5 stages, as reiterated in the Kubler-Ross model:

1. Denial and isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance.

So even if someone doesn't wants to, he will have to go through 1 to 4 till he gets to 5. Irrelevant that he would die regardless. He just has to go through a long phase of suffering so that his death is more natural.
 
What about psychological pain? Why should they be forced to go through the irrecoverable disease for long period? Being not able to do anything by themselves. Why can't a person choose the point of his death if he is suffering through life?

I hope our laws are changed aswell, currently we have some totally bs rules about such things.
 
So even if someone doesn't wants to, he will have to go through 1 to 4 till he gets to 5. Irrelevant that he would die regardless. He just has to go through a long phase of suffering so that his death is more natural.

I hope our laws are changed aswell, currently we have some totally bs rules about such things.

Indeed, these are the natural 5 stages of the dying process. What is India's position regarding human euthanasia ? Is it defined by legal charter ? Any specific laws referring to it ?
 
I leave it for you to use your conceptual and analytical skills to interpret the premise of the article. Provided, i already gave the abstract. :)

I already know the Christian faith well. You always claim to be a Christian and copy paste some Christian text/prayer here and there. But I've never seen you wrote anything about Christianity, in your own words, of any substance to show that you know the Christian faith.

So I'm asking you again, why is it immoral, from a Christian perspective, for someone who is about to die, to take his own life?

You should be able to explain this, in your own words in one small paragraph if you are a real Christian.
 
That's because the US has strong Christian lobby groups and euthanasia is immoral for most Christian denomination. The anti-euthanasia stance is primarily religious motivated.
Does Japan have any significant Christian population? No.

Japan may not have a large Christian population, but Japan is a Zen Shinto - Mahayana Buddhist nation. In the Buddhist school, life is precious , from conception, till natural death.


This sort of things once existed in the past in some segment of Japanese society. I don't know how the "we're conservative" argument would help.

This was a barbarous practice during the feudal age of Japan, and was a rare occasion practiced by very poor families. But feudal Japan is not modern Japan, is it ? Thank goodness for human services that takes into account the needs of senior citizens in Japan.


2. What about the Hara-Kiri, Sepuku culture that some Japanese people are proud of?

Depression is a medical problem and in such a mental health state, depressed people looking to end their lives do so by hanging themselves, shooting, jumping onto trains, or sometimes through seppuku. Depression should be addressed to help curve the rising suicide rates in not only in Japan, but in East Asia where there is so much societal pressure to succeed.


3. Japanese suicide rates is already one of the highest in the world, so don't pretend that euthanasia would be absurd in the Japanese society.

Japan does have a relatively high suicide rate, it is ranked #14 in a list. I do believe that there should be more public awareness to tackle the issue of depression.

SUICIDE DEATH RATE BY COUNTRY
 
Very interesting development, indeed. I had thought that India would be against this, considering the conservative thought in Hinduism , Jainism and Buddhism. Interesting development tho. Thanks for the articles @TejasMk3 .
eh? why should religion even be considered here..really dont understand your line of thinking.
 
eh? why should religion even be considered here..really dont understand your line of thinking.

Well the more religious people are, they tend to be more conservative in their decision making. Anyways, I had always thought that India, in regards to societal thinking and leaning, was conservative. I guess my original assumption was wrong.
 
Japan may not have a large Christian population, but Japan is a Zen Shinto - Mahayana Buddhist nation. In the Buddhist school, life is precious , from conception, till natural death.

But do these Buddhist folks have a strong and influential voice like those of the US Christian lobby groups?

Was the Japanese Buddhist folks influential enough to stop Japan imperial army from taking oversea adventure during WW2?

This was a barbarous practice during the feudal age of Japan, and was a rare occasion practiced by very poor families. But feudal Japan is not modern Japan, is it ? Thank goodness for human services that takes into account the needs of senior citizens in Japan.

My point was that the concept is not entirely foreign to Japan.

Depression is a medical problem and in such a mental health state, depressed people looking to end their lives do so by hanging themselves, shooting, jumping onto trains, or sometimes through seppuku. Depression should be addressed to help curve the rising suicide rates in not only in Japan, but in East Asia where there is so much societal pressure to succeed.

Japan does have a relatively high suicide rate, it is ranked #14 in a list. I do believe that there should be more public awareness to tackle the issue of depression.

SUICIDE DEATH RATE BY COUNTRY

And it means that euthanasia would even be more tempting... no need to jump Bridge, hang yourself, jump on rail track, etc. Euthanasia is much more quick and painless.



And answer this pls, it's the most important:

So I'm asking you again, why is it immoral, from a Christian perspective, for someone who is about to die, to take his own life?

You should be able to explain this, in your own words in one small paragraph if you are a real Christian.
 
Well the more religious people are, they tend to be more conservative in their decision making.
Not really, I think maybe there is a difference in religiousness of the christian way. In these matters no one will really think about such things.
 
So I'm asking you again, why is it immoral, from a Christian perspective, for someone who is about to die, to take his own life?

Human death, in the Orthodox Christian tradition, is the rupture of the psychosomatic unity, the untying of the bond between body and soul; it is the separation of the soul from the body. This is directly referred in Holy Scripture when St. James, the apostle of Christ, said, “The body apart from the spirit is dead” (James 2:26).

St. Gregory , an early church father, espoused that life is the tie between body and soul, while death is their separation. In the Christian sense, life is sacred, it is a gift by God. From the moment of human conception to human death.

It is natural to sympathize with a dying person and the effort to delay the moment of his death expresses the struggle of human nature against death. This is expressed in the field of medicine, which, holds on to the sacred obligation to prolong human life and stay the hand of death.

In this regard, through the lens of Christian Orthodoxy, is the theme of the transcendence of life and the transcendence of death. The respect for the human person is shown through love and understanding of the struggle of those whom death is certain , for those whom are afflicted with terminal illness. This love and compassion, is shown not only by allowing him to die or “facilitating” in death. But should be pray for the repose of their soul, for the prolongation of their lives , if it be the Will of God in Heaven. Rather there should be preference to seeing a brother and sister in Christ “being made perfect” than watch him suffer. This is why hospice care and provision of prayers for those whom are suffering helps in this process.

I want to go into detail of Death and its relegation in Orthodox Christian Tradition. Death is seen and viewed within the light and experience of the resurrection. Death is nothing more than the passing to eternal life “where there is no pain, no sorrow, no sigh, but life everlasting” . This goes back to Romans 13:8 which states, ‘If we live, we live to the Lord, if we die, we die to the Lord”.

In understanding this in context to Christian Orthodoxy we can now try to understand how euthanasia’s position. Euthanasia appears as a serious problem for various reasons. First, our society tends to become hedonistic; as a result , people’s resistance to pain is getting weaker. They cannot stand hardships and pain for they lack patience and endurance. Similarly, modern societies are reluctant to support citizens who are not considered “productive”. Second, prolongation of the average life span, on the one hand , and the reduction of births on the other, which are both achievements and consequences of modern civilization, respectively , lead to the aging of our societies; therefore there is a relative increase of chronic and painful or degenerative disease. Third, the intrusion of technology in medicine and, generally, in health, very often results in the unprecedented prolongation of the dying process; hope for survival often turns into agony. Such “therapeutic” interventions may lead to pathological states which medicine is incapable of overcoming and to ethical dilemmas that our society cannot resolve. Consequently, medical and nursing support is in danger of no longer being determined by love and respect for the patient but predominantly by financial considerations.

Sometimes, terminally ill patients ask for help in speeding up their own dying, and very often doctors feel obliged to intervene and assist them in the process. Thus, there is a developing logic , an ethics and perception that renders legal support of euthanasia almost imperative.

Our love towards a terminally ill patient is expressed either as a desire to deliver him from pain, or as a wish to prolong his life so as to be together. The suffering of our fellow man and our compassion for him create an inner conflict of love with our desire for togetherness. In a Christian perspective, this conflict presents an inner crisis, which provides an opportunity for strengthened trust in God’s will, His consolation, the revelation of a “sign”, and His enlightenment of our soul.

Although it is humanly understandable that we wish to postpone death, the broad use of medical technology may go beyond the limits of spiritual ethics. This gives rise to certain questions, which should be answered before legalizing euthanasia. Since we believe that the moment of death belongs entirely to God, are we competent to determine it ? Do we have the right to hinder the departure of the soul, while confessing that the end of our life is in the hands of God , and especially when its prolongation becomes distressful? In case a patient asks for euthanasia, where is the balance between our respect or his will and our respect for the gift of life? Where is the borderline between keeping a patient uninformed of his condition so as not to cause him panic and dilemmas and informing him fully of his illness so as to give him a chance to repent?


Reference:
Hatzinikolaou, F. (2003). Prolonging Life or Hindering Death? An Orthodox Perspective on Death, Dying and Euthanasia. Christian Bioethics: Non-Ecumenical Studies In Medical Morality, 9(2/3), 187-201.
 
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Though euthanasia should be legal, but I don't agree with old people will opt for that though. Euthanasia should be reserved for people with diseases or ailment that cannot be cured, and should only be used to relieve them from the life long suffering.
 
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Japan's aging society is forcing relaxation of old prejudices against women and foreigners and an accelerated attempt at a robotic revolution and stave off economic implosion

Japan's aging society is forcing relaxation of old prejudices against women and foreigners and an accelerated attempt at a robotic revolution and stave off economic implosion

Japan's aging society is rapidly shrinking the workforce. Aging is forcing Japan to attempt to relax old prejudices against women and foreigners. Plus there is an attempt to achieve a robotic revolution. Japan is pulling out all the stops to hit the 2 percent GDP growth target the government says is needed to reduce its mammoth public debt.

Japan’s government is also urged the nation’s business leaders to do more to boost the role of working women. That is seen as vital due to the shrinking workforce in one of the world’s most rapidly ageing societies. Japan is takingsteps to increase the number of highly skilled foreign workers, and expand a controversial foreign trainee programme, which has been accused of exploiting participants. Another aspect of the growth strategy is the boosting of productivity through a “robotic revolution”, but experts have warned that even with automated aid it will take years for Japan to achieve the necessary growth.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not announce the sweeping economic overhaul many had expected, and economists point out he faces major resistance to change from Japan’s business world and bureaucrats.

Abe himself accentuated the positive saying: “Rising corporate revenues are leading to more jobs and higher wages. It is this sort of positive cycle that is starting to emerge.”

One important reform measures is a cut in corporate tax, promised for next year, to below 30 percent from the current level of over 35 percent – among the highest in the world.

The US is higher with 35 percent federal tax, plus what states levy. In France the level is 33 percent and in Britain it is 20 percent.

More science and technology. We might even stop aging in 50 years. Nextbigfuture has better, more rational comments. Nihonjin, I do admire your patience. My question is "why here"?
 
Japan's aging society is forcing relaxation of old prejudices against women and foreigners and an accelerated attempt at a robotic revolution and stave off economic implosion



More science and technology. We might even stop aging in 50 years. Nextbigfuture has better, more rational comments. Nihonjin, I do admire your patience. My question is "why here"?

On that subject, Japan already successfully tested artificial womb research,

Researchers in Japan Successfully Gestate Goats in Synthetic Wombs! -
 
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