Euthanasia is the deliberate ending of a life for compassionate reasons. A Christian’s approach to euthanasia must balance Jesus's teachings about compassion with the belief that life is sacred.
Euthanasia means 'gentle and easy death'. The term is used to describe the deliberate ending of a person's life for compassionate reasons because they are suffering, eg from a painful or incurable disease.
Euthanasia is illegal in the UK. Euthanasia is punishable by law and can carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Assisted suicide is also illegal in the UK. It is punishable by law and can carry a penalty of up to 14 years' imprisonment.