On the
question of removing life support in medical cases where physiological
intervention prolongs life in disabling and otherwise fatal illnesses our
Teachings indicate that God, the Giver of life, can alone dispose of it as He
deems best, and nothing has been found in the Sacred Text on these matters
specifically. Until such time as the Universal House of Justice considers
legislation on euthanasia, decisions in the matters to which you refer must be
left to the consciences of those responsible, within the limits prescribed by
the law of the land.
(From a letter dated 30 August 1988 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation “Reproduction and other Biological Subjects” compiled by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, 2000)
(From a letter dated 30 August 1988 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation “Reproduction and other Biological Subjects” compiled by Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, 2000)
