assisted suicide
nounDefinition of assisted suicide
: suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person
especially
: physician-assisted suicide
Examples of assisted suicide in a Sentence
a doctor who has been involved in several assisted suicides
an opponent of assisted suicide
Recent Examples on the Web
His parliament legalised assisted suicide, and cannabis for recreational use. — The Economist, "CanadaCanadians must decide if they want to remain a liberal beacon," 25 July 2019 Montana does not have a law permitting medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill. — Mike Catalini, The Seattle Times, "New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds," 13 Apr. 2019 The bill declares that obtaining or administering life-ending medication is not suicide under state law, thereby legalizing the practice often called medically assisted suicide. — USA TODAY, "Retired monkeys, freeze-dried blood, ‘Hidden Figures Way’: News from around our 50 states," 14 June 2019 The bill declares that obtaining or administering life-ending medication is not suicide under state law, thereby legalizing the practice often called medically assisted suicide. — NBC News, "Maine becomes 8th state to legalize assisted suicide," 12 June 2019 Maine became the eighth state in the U.S. to legalize medically assisted suicide after Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into law on Wednesday. — Fox News, "Maine is 8th state to legalize assisted suicide," 13 June 2019 Hawaii became the sixth state to legalize medically assisted suicide in April when Gov. David Ige signed the legislation into law. — Audrey Mcavoy, The Seattle Times, "Hawaii retirement home clarifies assisted suicide rules," 13 Nov. 2018 Last year, Victoria became the first state in the country to legalize assisted suicide but the law only applies to terminally ill patients and won't be an option until mid-2019. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "104-year-old Australian scientist travels to Switzerland to end his life," 2 May 2018 He was transferred to a hospital in Belgium, where his father lived, and which allows assisted suicide. — Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News, Fox News, "Woman whose ex killed himself after she attacked him with acid gets life sentence," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'assisted suicide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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