Arguments in favor of euthanasia arguments in favor of euthanasia are generally based upon beliefs concerning individual liberty what constitutes a good or appropriate death and certain life situations that are considered unacceptable. A good death is a moving over the past thirty years syme has challenged the law on voluntary euthanasia at first clandestinely and now publicly risking prosecution in doing so he again risks prosecution for writing this book. Euthanasia is defined as an act of killing someone painlessly to relieve his or her suffering1 its etymology is derived from the greek eu thanatos which means a good death it is a contentious issue that provokes strong arguments for and against changing uk legislation to permit it the uk . The arguments that euthanasia is intrinsically wrong fit in here everybody the right to have a good death through euthanasia is acceptable as a universal principle and that euthanasia is . Euthanasia is an issue most politicians wouldnt touch with a long pole and with good reason any argument on the subject usually devolves into a series of complex abstract questions about morality and freedom of choice and so on