Euthanasia—the Murder of the Vulnerable

The Sanctity of Life

by Ken Ham on January 16, 2026

Part 5

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Euthanasia is the killing of those with terminal illnesses or who’re suffering. In many European nations, it’s legal and has led people being killed for disabilities, mental illness, and even autism.

Euthanasia is the logical consequence of evolutionary thinking. If we’re just animals and we got here because of survival of the fittest, why not help evolution along by weeding out the weak or unfit?

But in a biblical worldview everyone has value because they’re made in the image of God. We’re not just animals and we as humans don’t have the authority to decide which lives have value and which don’t.

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