When applying John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty” to questions pertaining to euthanasia, seems as though Mill’s own arguments contradict themselves. Two specific quotes that raise concern are: “Each is the proper guardian of his own health” and “A person may cause evil to others not only by his action, but by his inaction.” How is it that one can have the individual freedom to end his life while others are obligated to sustain …showed first 75 words of 266 total…

…showed last 75 words of 266 total…in a case of euthanasia will be changed by an individual decision. Several different aspects must be examined for this, such as expenses, or emotional concerns for family and friends, and to measure these is simply impractical. Therefore, there is no way to evaluate whether or not it is moral for one to choose to end his life, and Mill’s own arguments seem to be useless in this case because they contradict one another.