Living Wills Can Protect Against Murder

The Seven Noahide Commandments prohibit murder, including euthanasia. Fortunately, a Living Will can protect an incapacitated person from that form of homicide. We explain more about that in this recording. For information about making a Living Will in the various states of the USA that is consistent with the Noahide Code, CLICK HERE.

Human life is an unalienable right of every person. G-d expects us to guard and respect this gift, because He created mankind “in His image”. Every person possesses this dimension of holiness. Therefore, taking a human life diminishes a measure of the Divine image that is present in the world. Without G-d’s permission, it is strictly forbidden. Furthermore, murder is an act of extreme rebellion against G-d Himself. In Genesis 1:28, He blessed mankind “to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth”. And from Isaiah 45:18, “He did not create it for emptiness. He fashioned it to be inhabited.”

One who truly repents for the sin of murder should make a complete repentance. This includes increasing his acts of loving kindness and his charitable giving. He should also provide sustenance to those who are poor and living in pitiful conditions. Also, we find in the Torah that exile atones for the sin of murder. Therefore, it is also good for him to exile himself from his place of residence and his station in life.

– By Dr. Michael Schulman, Director of Ask Noah International