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EUTHANASIA


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Reference

John Paul II, Encyclical

Evangelium Vitae, nn. 2, 64 & 65. GRISEZ, Germain, The Way of

Life of Jesus Christ.


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Case

You may be surprised to receive this letterfrom the Netherlands. A law studenta realCatholicwho met you last year is helpingme write it. He will send it from hiscomputer, and I hope you will be able to

answer quickly. My husband, Pieter, is sixty-three. Five

months ago he had a stroke. At first it didnot seem so bad, and we hoped he wouldeven be able to walk. But three weeks later

it happened again, and the damage wasmore severe. Pieter probably will never beable to walk and can use only his left hand.Still, after six more weeks I was able to bringhim home.


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Anda mungkin terkejut menerima surat dari Belanda. Seorangmahasiswa hukum yang nyata Katolik-yang bertemu Anda tahunterakhir ini membantu saya menulis itu. Dia akan mengirimkannyadari komputer, dan saya harap Anda akan mampu menjawabdengan cepat.Suami saya, Pieter, adalah enam puluh tiga. Lima bulan lalu ia

mengalami stroke. Pada awalnya hal itu tidak tampak terlaluburuk, dan kami berharap ia bahkan akan bisa berjalan. Tetapi tigaminggu kemudian itu terjadi lagi, dan kerusakan lebih parah. Pietermungkin tidak akan pernah bisa berjalan dan dapat hanyamenggunakan tangan kirinya. Namun, setelah enam minggu lagiaku bisa membawanya pulang.


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Case

With a nurse who comes for the day, Ican care for Pieter. Though he cannotspeak well, he has some words. We

understand each other, and he prayswith me. But taking care of him is noteasy. He knows it, and during the firstmonth or so at home he was very

sad. He was sorry to be such aburden to me and wished he had diedin the hospital.


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Dengan perawat yang datang untuk hari itu, sayabisa merawat Pieter. Meskipun ia tidak dapatberbicara dengan baik, ia memiliki beberapa kata.Kami mengerti satu sama lain, dan dia berdoadengan saya. Tapi merawatnya tidak mudah. Diatahu itu, dan selama bulan pertama atau lebih dirumah dia sangat sedih. Dia menyesal menjadiseperti beban bagi saya dan berharap dia meninggaldi rumah sakit.


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Case

For more than a month now Pieterhas had a cough. Dr. Klaussen hascome every week, but the cough isnot getting better. He says it is not yet

pneumonia but probably will come tothat. Yesterday the doctor asked meto step outside, and he talked abouteuthanasia. He told me one need nolonger have any qualms about it, that

it is perfectly legal. He wants to do it,and seems to want my consent. Hesaid it is the right time for us to helpPieter be released from his uselessbody.


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Case

That upset me. This morning Iwent to talk about it with thepastoral worker who brings

Communion. I thought she was areal Catholic, because she doeseverything just as it is in the

book, and earlier sheencouraged Pieter when he wassad.


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Case

I told the pastoral worker I do not think it would beright for me to agree with the doctor to kill Pieter. Shesaid Dr. Klaussen is a good physician, and I shouldgo along with what he thinks best. I questioned that,and she pointed out that we Catholics believe life ischanged, not ended at death, and that St. Paul says

we would rather be away from the body and at homewith the Lord (2 Cor 5.8). She also asked me:Would you want to be in your husbands condition?I said no. But if I make Pieter go on as he is, shesaid, I will be making him be as I do not want to bemyself, and that would be against the Lords word,Do to others . . .. I wondered if we should ask Pieterwhat he wants. She said no; that would upset himuselessly and put too much of a burden on him.


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I am not sure what to say toDr. Klaussen next week when hecomes. I still do not want to have

him kill Pieter. But neither do Iwant to go against the Lords

word.


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Questions:

If you were this woman, whatwould you do? Why?

What ethical principles shouldyou consider in resolving thiscase?

Was the pastoral worker correct?Why or why not?


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Jika Anda wanita ini, apa yangakan Anda lakukan? Mengapa?Prinsip-prinsip etika yang harus

Anda pertimbangkan dalammenyelesaikan kasus ini?Apakah pekerja pastoral yang

benar? Mengapa atau mengapatidak?


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EUTHANASIA


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Etymology

Eu + thanatos

Good + death


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What is Death?

Death is the cessation of life.

Kematian adalah berhentinyakehidupan.


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What is Death?Death is the disappearance of the

life principle in man.

Kematian adalah hilangnya prinsipkehidupan dalam manusia


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And what is the life principle in man?

The soul.


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What is Death?It is the separation of body and

soul.

Ini adalah pemisahan tubuh danjiwa


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What is a Good Death?


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What is a good death?

Is a good death without pain anddiscomfort or could it be with painand discomfort?

Is a good death without yourbeing conscious of it or is it deathwith your being conscious of it?

Is a good time to die chosen onlyby God or could it be chosen byman himself?


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Apakah kematian yang baiktanpa rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan atau dapat itudengan rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan?

Apakah kematian yang baiktanpa Anda sadar akan hal ituatau itu mati dengan Anda

menjadi sadar akan hal itu?Adalah saat yang tepat untukmati hanya dipilih oleh Allah ataudapat itu dipilih oleh manusiasendiri?


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How does one die a good death?

First and foremost, when one diesas a human being.

Pertama dan terutama, ketika

seseorang meninggal sebagaimanusia.


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How does one die a good death?

Not as an animal.


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Is a good death without yourbeing conscious of it or is it deathwith your being conscious of it?

A human being is a creature with

intellect and will. The best wayfor a human being to die is withfull command of intellect and will.


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Apakah kematian yang baiktanpa Anda sadar akan hal ituatau itu mati dengan Anda

menjadi sadar akan hal itu?

Seorang manusia adalah

makhluk dengan kecerdasan danakan. Cara terbaik bagi manusiauntuk mati adalah dengan

perintah penuh dari kecerdasan


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Is a good time to die chosen onlyby God or could it be chosen byman himself?

Since we did not give ourselvesour own life, it seems that we do

not have the authority to take itaway ourselves. The best way todie is when and how our Creatorwants it.


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Adalah saat yang tepat untukmati hanya dipilih oleh Allah atau

dapat itu dipilih oleh manusiasendiri?

Karena kita tidak memberikan dirikehidupan kita sendiri,tampaknya bahwa kita tidakmemiliki wewenang untuk

mengambilnya sendiri. Caraterbaik untuk mati adalah kapandan bagaimana Pencipta kita

menginginkannya.


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Is a good death without pain anddiscomfort or could it be with painand discomfort?

It is always legitimate for man toreduce pain and discomfort. This

is especially true at the momentof death. However, it isinevitable for us to experiencepain and discomfort.


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Apakah kematian yang baiktanpa rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan atau dapat itu

dengan rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan?

Itu selalu yang sah bagi manusiauntuk mengurangi rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan. Hal ini

terutama terjadi pada saat


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With as much use of our mental and spiritual faculties aspossible.

With a conscious effort to follow the plan of our Creator.

With courage to face it even if it means pain anddiscomfort.

Dengan sebagai banyak menggunakan fakultas mental danspiritual mungkin.Dengan upaya sadar untuk mengikuti rencana Penciptakita.Dengan keberanian untuk menghadapi bahkan jika ituberarti rasa sakit dan ketidaknyamanan.


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EUTHANASIA

What are its defining aims?


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Aims of Euthanasia

To remove mans consciousness at the moment of death.

To obliterate any pain or discomfort before and at themoment of death.

To take charge of our own life and decide when we shoulddie.

Untuk menghapus kesadaran manusia pada saatkematian.Untuk melenyapkan rasa sakit atau tidak nyaman sebelumdan pada saat kematian.Untuk mengambil alih hidup kita sendiri dan memutuskankapan kita harus mati.


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Evangelium Vitae, n. 64

When the prevailing tendency is to value life only to theextent that it brings pleasure and well-being, sufferingseems like an unbearable setback, something from whichone must be freed at all costs. Death is considered"senseless" if it suddenly interrupts a life still open to afuture of new and interesting experiences. But it becomes a"rightful liberation" once life is held to be no longer

meaningful because it is filled with pain and inexorablydoomed to even greater suffering.

Bila kecenderungan yang berlaku adalah untuk hidup nilaihanya sejauh itu membawa kesenangan dankesejahteraan, menderita tampaknya seperti kemunduran

tak tertahankan, sesuatu dari salah satu yang harusdibebaskan di semua biaya. Kematian dianggap "masukakal" jika tiba-tiba menyela hidup masih terbuka untukmasa depan pengalaman baru dan menarik. Tapi itumenjadi "pembebasan sah" sekali hidup dianggap tidak lagibermakna karena dipenuhi dengan rasa sakit dan takterelakkan ditakdirkan untuk menderita lebih besar.


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A disabled life

A disabled person can still love.

A disabled person can still be givenlove.

A disabled person becomes anoccasion for the practice of humansolidarity.

Orang cacat masih bisa cinta.

Orang cacat masih dapat diberikancinta.Orang cacat menjadi kesempatanuntuk praktek solidaritas manusia.


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A disabled life

Unfortunately, many times thereis a subliminal repugnance totaking care of disabled person,

even of a person whom we love.

Sayangnya, banyak kali ada jijiksadar untuk merawat orangcacat, bahkan orang yang kitacintai.


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EUTHANASIA

is the deliberate termination of a sickpersons life in order to avoid the

burden of bodily pain and discomfort.

... adalah penghentian yang disengajakehidupan seseorang sakit untuk

menghindari beban rasa sakit tubuhdan ketidaknyamanan.


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Euthanasia

Deliberate = one consciouslychooses to end life.

Termination = the goal is thedefinitive end of life, not only asecondary effect of a primarycurative action.

Avoid pain and discomfort = it isa running away from thissituation.


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Disengaja = satu secara sadarmemilih untuk mengakhiri hidup.Pemutusan = tujuannya adalah

definitif akhir hidup, bukan hanyaefek sekunder dari tindakankuratif primer.

Hindari rasa sakit danketidaknyamanan = itu adalahmelarikan diri dari situasi ini.


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Situation in Todays World

Especially in developed countries, there isconstant progress of medicine and its evermore advanced techniques.

Life can now be sustained longer even in

situations of extreme frailty. We canresuscitate patients who have undergonecollapse.

There are more sophisticated methods of

reducing or eliminating pain. End of life situations become a matter of

technique rather than human ethics.


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Terutama di negara maju, adakemajuan konstan obat danteknik yang pernah lebih maju.

Hidup sekarang dapatdipertahankan lagi bahkan dalamsituasi yang ekstrim kelemahan.

Kita bisa memulihkan pasienyang telah mengalamikeruntuhan.

Ada metode yang lebih canggih


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The temptation grows to haverecourse to euthanasia, that is, totake control of death and bring it

about before its time, "gently"ending one's own life or the life ofothers. In reality, what might

seem logical and humane, whenlooked at more closely is seen tobe senseless and inhumane.


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Godaan tumbuh untuk memintabantuan kepada euthanasia,yaitu, untuk mengambil kendali

kematian dan membawanyasekitar sebelum waktunya,"lembut" mengakhiri hidup sendiri

atau kehidupan orang lain. Padakenyataannya, apa yangmungkin tampak logis dan

manusiawi, ketika melihat lebih


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Here we are faced with one of the morealarming symptoms of the "culture of death",which is advancing above all in prosperoussocieties, marked by an attitude ofexcessive preoccupation with efficiency and

which sees the growing number of elderlyand disabled people as intolerable and tooburdensome. These people are very oftenisolated by their families and by society,which are organized almost exclusively onthe basis of criteria of productive efficiency,according to which a hopelessly impairedlife no longer has any value.


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Di sini kita dihadapkan dengansalah satu gejala yang lebihmengkhawatirkan dari "budaya

kematian", yang maju di atassemua masyarakat makmur,ditandai dengan sikap keasyikan

berlebihan dengan efisiensi danyang melihat semakin banyakorang tua dan cacat sebagai

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Morality of Euthanasia


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Morality of Euthanasia

If (1) mans life possesses dignity in itself and (2) life

is a gift from our Creator, then Euthanasia is immoral.

It is immoral because it is equivalent to murder orsuicide, and both murder and suicide are immoral.

Jika (1) kehidupan manusia memiliki martabat dalamdirinya sendiri dan (2) hidup adalah hadiah dariPencipta kita, maka Eutanasia adalah amoral.Hal ini tidak bermoral karena setara denganpembunuhan atau bunuh diri, dan keduapembunuhan dan bunuh diri yang tidak bermoral.


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For a correct moral judgment on

euthanasia, in the first place aclear definition is required.

Euthanasia in the strict senseisunderstood to be an action oromission which of itself and by

intention causes death, with thepurpose of eliminating allsuffering.


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"Untuk penilaian moral yangbenar pada eutanasia, di tempatpertama definisi yang jelas

diperlukan. Eutanasia dalam artisempit dipahami sebagai suatutindakan atau kelalaian yang

dengan sendirinya danmenyebabkan kematian niat,dengan tujuan menghilangkan

semua penderitaan. "


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Euthanasia must be distinguished

from the decision to forego so-called"aggressive medical treatment", in

other words, medical procedureswhich no longer correspond to thereal situation of the patient, eitherbecause they are by now

disproportionate to any expectedresults or because they impose anexcessive burden on the patient andhis family.


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"Euthanasia harus dibedakandari keputusan untukmengorbankan apa yang

disebut" pengobatan agresif ",dengan kata lain, prosedur medisyang tidak lagi sesuai dengan

situasi nyata pasien, baik karenamereka sekarang tidakproporsional untuk setiap hasilyang diharapkan atau karena


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it is not right to deprive the

dying person of consciousnesswithout a serious reason: as they

approach death people ought tobe able to satisfy their moral andfamily duties, and above all they

ought to be able to prepare in afully conscious way for theirdefinitive meeting with God.


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"" itu tidak tepat untukmenghilangkan orang yangsekarat karena kesadaran tanpa

alasan yang serius ': ketikamereka mendekati orang matiseharusnya dapat memuaskan

moral mereka dan tugaskeluarga, dan di atas semuamereka harus mampumenyiapkan dalam sepenuhnya

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