Euthanasia has been a long-debated topic, composed of many opinions and beliefs. In this article I will give my reasons why I support the legalization of active voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill patients in Canada. Voluntary active euthanasia should be legalized because it respects the individual's choice, allows individuals to thrive in their passing, and reduces the individual from further suffering. These are all important components of bioethics, and they are all good reasons why euthanasia is not a bad thing. Voluntary active euthanasia is “the active killing of a dying person” requested by the client himself (Collier & Haliburton, 2011, p. 226). In the article I will also discuss virtue ethics, the principle of autonomy and the ethics of care. Suffering and Virtue Ethics Many terminally ill patients face pain and suffering as a result of their illness and treatments. Living life competently should include a minimal amount of suffering. With the illegalization of voluntary active euthanasia, individuals may suffer more and have a lower quality of life (Begley, 2008, p. 435). I believe that suffering causes a lower quality of life for the individual and that prolonging life while terminally ill does not have much benefit. I feel that suffering will only diminish the individual psychologically and physically. In virtue ethics, established by Aristotle, follows the idea that everything in life has a purpose, this is called teleology. Things get completed for the sake of something else. Explain that in life there are goals and an end goal. An example of an end goal in this case would be to die peacefully. This end goal is something that has value in itself. It is created from... half of the card... respecting the choice. With excessive treatment the individual can experience suffering and pain. This will cause a decline in quality of life and eudaemonia. I agree that prolonging life and treatment for terminally ill patients only diminishes prosperity and living well. Respecting the individual's decision is part of autonomy and allowing a person to make choices for themselves. An individual should always have the right to shape their own life, this should also include their own death. Bibliography Begley, A. (2008). Guilty but good: defending voluntary active euthanasia from a virtue perspective. Nursing Ethics, 15(4), 434-445. Collier, C., & Haliburton, R. (2011). Bioethics in Canada. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. Kimsma, G., & Leeuwen, E. (2007). The role of the family in the decision-making process on euthanasia. Health Ethics Committee Forum, 19(4), 365-373.