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physician-assisted suicide

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Main Entry:  physician-assisted suicide
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a situation in which a physician provides the means of death for a gravely ill patient but the patient takes the final step; also called doctor-assisted suicide, assisted suicide
Main Entry:  physician-assisted suicide
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See doctor-assisted suicide
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Main Entry: physician–assisted suicide
Function: noun
: suicide by a patient facilitated by means or information (as a drug prescription or indication of the lethaldosage) provided by a physician who is aware of how the patient intends to use such means or information
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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