What? Jen is talking about Euthanasia? How shocking!!

Today in class we talked about a variety of things that I think played into a topic I am very interested about, euthanasia. One thing in particular was the discussion of the Mill concept that Kelly brought up, a choice that takes away choice making power should not be allowed. In believing and employing this concept, are we not taking away someone’s freedom of choice? What if being bossed around and told what to do raises someone’s well-being? I do believe there is an objective list (in the theory of well-being), but I also think that mental states and desire satisfaction are two of the things on this list. What if being bossed around was a big enough desire, and raised their mental states enough to outweigh something like freedom of choice? In this case it would seem that freedom of choice would lower the person’s well-being. Would it not be more beneficial to the person if they became a slave? I think it would.
This concept also poses another problem for me. If I were to agree with it then it would have the implication that I could not be pro-euthanasia. I am very intrigued by the topic of euthanasia and I support it as long as there are certain checks and balances in place to stop abuse of it. If I were to say “no one is allowed to make a choice that will take away their ability to make free choices again” I would have to say that I did not support euthanasia. I think this is an inherent implication of Mill’s view, and I believe it is a wrong one. Euthanasia would effectively take away one’s ability to make a free choice, because it results in the person’s death. If being a slave would heighten someone’s well-being so greatly, and if euthanasia would end severe suffering, then I do not see how it is right or good to take away someone’s right to chose those options.