Murder or mercy: The morality of voluntary and active euthanasia1596 words without works citedEuthanasia is defined as the act or practice of killing or allowing someone 'one to die in order to avoid further suffering. Some consider this act to grant mercy by removing pain and allowing a person to die, others believe it to be murder. The practice is considered illegal in forty-six states, leaving only four states with laws allowing euthanasia in the right circumstances. Active euthanasia is considered a highly controversial topic because terminally ill patients believe they should have the right to decide when to end their lives, but ethicists and lawmakers say otherwise. In the eyes of Ethics, voluntary euthanasia is always considered murder. Many ethicists believe that taking the life of another, regardless of the circumstances, is morally wrong. In this article, I would like to illustrate that not only is voluntary and active euthanasia morally permissible in the right circumstances, but that it is also morally wrong to deny someone the right to a peaceful death. According to Brock (2007), there are two values: which support the ethical permissibility of euthanasia: the value of self-determination and well-being. Self-determination is essentially a person's effort and interest in making decisions and living life according to their own beliefs and values. Patients who seek active euthanasia want exactly that: to end their lives on their terms. If self-determination extends to your whole life, why not your death? “For many patients near death, maintaining the quality of their lives, avoiding great suffering, preserving their own dignity, and ensuring that others remember us as we wish...... in the midst of paper......is a priority. no one, it is unnatural to live, so why is death so unnatural? We have help getting into this world, I don't understand why we don't have help getting out of it. Ultimately, people have their reasons to believe that voluntary active euthanasia should not be allowed. My aim was to demonstrate the reasons why voluntary active euthanasia can be considered morally permissible and should be permitted. The value of self-determination or control over one's life, the value of well-being or quality of life, and ending one's suffering for one's own sake and for the sake of one's family are all reasons why voluntary active euthanasia should be legal. In this article, I wanted to illustrate that not only is voluntary, active euthanasia morally permissible in the right circumstances, but that it is also morally wrong to deny someone the right to a peaceful death..