physician-assisted suicide

noun

Definition of physician-assisted suicidenext
as in assisted suicide

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  1. assisted suicide
  2. mercy killing
  3. euthanasia
Noun
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in March 2009 with the Law on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 16 July 2026
  • In the past years, many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of assisted suicide
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  • Too much damage has been done to the character in recent years, to the point that any death would be seen as a mercy killing now.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • For the rest of us, sudden death felt like a mercy killing.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of mercy killing
Noun
  • Only qualified wildlife officials, vets or law enforcement officers are permitted to perform euthanasia.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Maryland Zoo has announced the euthanasia of its only male cheetah, Davis.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of euthanasia
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