Not sure.
I think it's reasonably common among ethicists - but the opposite view isn't exactly rare either.
I think that there's a similar split in the debate among medics, but I don't have any evidence beyond anecdote: I've met some medics who support assisted suicide but not euthanasia, some who support both, some who support euthanasia but not assisted suicide, and some who're opposed to both.
Within each of those groups, there're medics (and ethicists) who have better and worse arguments at their disposal.
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