assisted suicide

noun

Pronunciation: əˈsɪstɪd suːɪˌsaɪd

Definition

The act of providing a person with the means to end their own life, typically involving a medical professional prescribing lethal medication for the patient to self-administer.

Examples

• The ethics of assisted suicide remain a subject of intense debate in many countries.

• Several states have passed legislation to allow assisted suicide under strict medical guidelines.

• Advocates argue that assisted suicide provides terminally ill patients with dignity at the end of life.

Synonyms of assisted suicide

Words with a similar meaning to assisted suicide:

• medical aid in dying
• physician-assisted death
• euthanasia
• right to die

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