physician-assisted suicide

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Definition of physician-assisted suicidenext
as in assisted suicide

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  1. assisted suicide
  2. mercy killing
  3. euthanasia
Noun
  • Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered the state not to enforce the law against a group of Catholics over their religious objections to assisted suicide.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And in Canada, 1 in 20 deaths are due to medically assisted suicide.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 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
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  • Euthanasia is a last resort The situation has left dogs like 2-year-old Maizie, who has been at the shelter for eight weeks, at risk of euthanasia if conditions do not improve.
    — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Companion animal euthanasia is a therapeutic intervention to mitigate suffering; when conducted properly, the process spares the subject both fear and pain.
    — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of euthanasia
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