Definitions for assisted suicide
as·sist·ed sui·cide

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1. assisted suicidenoun

   suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assisted suicidenoun

   Suicide with the help of another person; especially suicide of a terminally ill person with the help of a physician; euthanasia.

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1. Assisted suicide

   Assisted suicide is when one or more individuals help another person commit suicide, i.e. directly, intentionally, and voluntarily cause his or her own death. "Assistance" may mean providing one with the means to end one's own life, but may extend to other actions. It differs from euthanasia, which is when another person ends the life. When the person is seeking practical assistance and approval from medical professionals, it is commonly called physician-assisted suicide. The current waves of global public debate have been ongoing for decades, centering on legal, religious, and moral conceptions of suicide and a personal "right to death". Legally speaking, the practice may be legal, illegal, or undecided, depending on the culture or jurisdiction.

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1. • Suicide

How to pronounce assisted suicide?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say assisted suicide in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assisted suicide in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assisted suicide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of assisted suicide in a Sentence

1. Scott Kim:

   I think there needs to be a lot more transparency of what actually happens when assisted suicide or euthanasia is provided, right now the Dutch system is the most transparent.

2. Catherine Campisi:

   Assisted suicide is inherently dangerous to those who are expensive to care for or who lack access to proper medical care, and rather than open up that Pandora's box, we ought to be exploring how to expand hospice and palliative care to address the needs of those terminally ill.

3. Catherine Campisi:

   Our coalition continues to oppose this deeply flawed legislation because of the dangers it poses to those living with disabilities or in vulnerable circumstances, particularly in a state as ethnically and economically diverse as California, assisted suicide is inherently dangerous to those who are expensive to care for or who lack access to proper medical care, and rather than open up that Pandora's box, we ought to be exploring how to expand hospice and palliative care to address the needs of those terminally ill.

4. John Urwin:

   As the largest and most diverse U.S. state to have legalized( physician-assisted suicide), it will be interesting to see if the characteristics of those seeking( physician-assisted suicide) are similar to those of the other states that have done so, depending on how( physician-assisted suicide) is received in California, other states may be more or less likely to pass similar legislation.

5. Kat West:

   Monning said. Compassion Choices, an assisted suicide advocacy group that pushed for the law, recently launched a bilingual campaign, a speaker's bureau and a free hotline for people who want more information. The group also has a confidential consultation program for doctors. The organization is sending out volunteers to saturate the state and get the word out, said Kat West, its national director of policy and programs. But there is a lot of work ahead, it is one thing to pass a law.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assisted suicide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assisted_Suicide
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=assisted suicide