Unitarianism and the Argument for EuthanasiaOne of the greatest moral problems facing society today is that of freedom. Freedom is a principle on which this country was founded from the beginning of its creation. Freedom remains a cause that demands our attention. The great debate over simple freedoms, such as the right to decide the fate of one's body, remains a question that society has failed to resolve. This is a moral dilemma that will continue to be a subject of discussion and deliberation as long as humanity is a free moral agent with personal moral preferences. The question is, do we let our personal preferences interfere with the decisions of other individuals? If we have the right to have our moral preferences respected, do other individuals deserve this same right? Euthanasia is an area of ​​moral dilemma that requires our attention. Euthanasia is the practice of ending life in order to relieve pain or suffering caused by a terminal illness. Euthanasia can be further divided into two subcategories, active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia is the process of deliberately causing the death of a person. In passive euthanasia, the person takes no action and simply dies. In many countries, the idea of ​​euthanasia is morally abhorrent. However, many doctors find nothing wrong with allowing a terminally ill patient to decide to refuse treatment. This decision is a form of passive euthanasia: the doctor did not actively cause the patient's death, but did nothing to prevent the patient's death. Failure to act and acting directly is not the same as not being responsible for the consequences of an event. Furthermore, passive euthanasia does not morally exempt us from any moral obligation, nor does...... middle of paper.... ..with as we see fit. To commit suicide, or to ask someone else to do it for us, is to deny God, and to deny God's rights over our lives and His right to choose the length of our lives and the way in which they are spent. finished ". ("BBC - Ethics - Introduction to Ethics: Euthanasia.") Committing suicide would be like playing God. The right to decide whether you live or not does not belong to humans. God created humans and therefore committing suicide is tantamount to playing God. Works Cited “BBC – Ethics – Introduction to Ethics: Subjectivism”. BBC - Homepage. Np, and Web. March 9, 2014. Rachels, Jame. “Active and passive euthanasia”. New England Journal of Medicine 292 (1975): 78-80. Print. “Utilitarian philosophy.” Utility philosophy. Np, and Web. March 9, 2014. “Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill.” » Utilitarianism: past, present and future. Np, and Web. March 9. 2014.