But, to be human means to have a body. The life God gives to us is bodily life. For this reason the Church is constantly urging doctors to progress in palliative care, which is, treatment that alleviates pain. For Christians, the Incarnation highlights the importance of the body. Nonvoluntary euthanasia is the most disturbing aspect of the euthanasia movement.
Death is regarded as a kindly release.
Different authors assign different qualities that one needs to possess meaningful life, and the same authors at times list different qualities in different apologias for their position. A cutoff point has to be assigned, above which life is granted, and below which one is put to death. The cutoff points would be arbitrary, with different authors assigning different weight to different criteria and the degrees within the criteria. It is evident that this way of determining who should live and who should die is utterly arbitrary and unjust. Dr. May then tackles the misunderstood teachings on Church s ban against contraception and artificial fertilization.