Abstract
The general objective of this article is to address the institute of euthanasia, focusing on the right to life and the principle of human dignity. The specific objectives are: to interpret the right to life as a good protected by the Federal Constitution of 1988; to present doctrinal definitions and differences between euthanasia, dysthanasia and orthothanasia; to address the concrete cases of euthanasia that have occurred throughout history. The methodology used to develop the research was the deductive-bibliographic method. The conclusion is that euthanasia is a way of extending living with dignity, since the principle of the dignity of the human person seeks to accompany man from his conception to his last breath of life; and the practice of euthanasia promotes death with dignity for those who can no longer bear an embarrassing and agonizing situation that hurts their dignity.