Amen freepertoo!! In fact, I heard a Catholic Priest on MSNBC this morning, giving instances where the Catholic Church SANCTIONS EUTHANASIA!! I was horrified. Even if that is so, which I STRONGLY disagree with, WHY would he say such a thing at such a sensitive time as now??? Some of the Catholicism needs to be taken out of this fight. It's NOT about what the Catholic Church thinks, this is about what God Almighty thinks. And HE does NOT sanction man taking man's life under ANY circumstances. Christianity is NOT a religion, it is a relationship, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.!!
Well, early Christians practiced suicide to show that they were not tied to earthly life. The Church didn't ban it until the Council of Brega in the 6th Century...and even then, the Church still sanctioned some suicides (since it was tough to admit that they had saints who had done so, otherwise).
Either way, it seems that "life at all costs" isn't an original part of Catholicism in particular, while it's antithetical to Christianity in general.