A man commits suicide by overdosing on pain medications.
He has the medications because he has recently been diagnosed with an uncurable cancer. Doctors have told him that he will live for several more months without treatment, undergoing extremely painful physical degeneration the entire time, leaving him in a vegetative state before he finally dies.
They can provide treatment which will prolong (but not save) his life for up to a year, possibly longer, but the treatments are very expensive. He has no health insurance, and the treatments will bankrupt his family.
Is his suicide a sin?
2007-08-23 01:25:03 · 3 answers · asked by chasm81 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no such thing as sin.
I am a theist.
2007-08-23 01:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, taking of your own life is a sin. However, only God can judge him. It is not our place to judge his actions.
And in that set of circumstances, any one of us might make that same decision. I cannot imagine going through that and pray that I never do. But, if it was his decision, then we have to help him and support him.
I have had enough relatives spend their last few weeks on palatative care with hospice to know that the best thing we can do is to just be there for comfort.
2007-08-23 01:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by usafbrat64 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if it wasn't, he still needs redemption. We all sin.
2007-08-23 01:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋