Question

Do views about physician-assisted killing depend on whether you think humans are basically selfish and sinful or good and compassionate?

Answer 1

Views about physician-assisted killing can depend on whether we think humans are basically selfish and sinful because according to the Christian concept we humans are born with the first sin. Thus this concept of the original sin, also called ancestral sin, of the Christian doctrine makes us vulnerable to sins as both physicians and patients. Therefore everything should be left to the will of God, providing the best available treatment until the very end and being hopeful.