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Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf
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I could understand why the British teen refuses the heart transplant. First of all, the success of a heart transplant isn't very high meaning the teen could suffer a lot more before dying, when it could all be avoided. Secondly, it isn't painless to have your heart removed and replaced. Thus, its not like the teen will survive if accepted the heart transplant in the first place, but may end up suffering a lot more of pain before dying in the end. Why go through the trauma of a surgery and suffer pain when it will end naturally?
On the issue of euthanasia, this isn't the same thing. Euthanasia is intentionally ending a patient's life by means of utilizing toxic substances, whereas the refusal of a heart transplant is a complete different issue and should not be mixed. If it is the archbishop's idea of forcing the heart transplant, then the teen has no choice. He or she should have not followed the religion knowing that its religious belief is absolute (dictatorship).