From a utilitarian viewpoint, justifying euthanasia is a question of showing that allowing people to have a good death, at a time of their own choosing, will make them happier than the pain from their illness, the loss of dignity and the distress of anticipating a slow, painful death.

Which philosopher is against euthanasia?

A pupil of the great teacher Socrates, Plato is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers ever born. Believing in the harmony of life, Plato was against what nowadays is called active euthanasia.

Does Consequentialism support euthanasia?

Michael Clark has recently argued that the slippery slope argument against voluntary euthanasia is 'entirely consequentialist' and that its use to justify continued prohibition of voluntary euthanasia involves a failure to treat patients who request assistance in ending their lives as ends in themselves.