for ending their lives, such as the amount of pain they areexperiencing.In this paper, I have shown that there is no difference in the moral permissibilitybetween passive and active euthanasia and, therefore, active euthanasia should have thesame legality as passive euthanasia. I have also shown that active euthanasia is morallypermissible on the grounds that an individuals autonomy and well-being are essentialvalues that take precedence in the moral permissibility argument for active euthanasia. Ihave argued that the legalization of active euthanasia would not lead to the decline inmedical care, erosion of the right to refuse treatment, and widespread abuse of the law. Ihave made it is obvious that the motivations for legalizing active euthanasia are allpositive and have good intentions to promote the will of the individual, and ifimplemented in the correct way, the results of legalizing active euthanasia will bebeneficial to society as a whole....
