physician-assisted suicide
physician–assisted suicide
nounDefinition of PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE
: suicide by a patient facilitated by means (as a drug prescription) or by information (as an indication of a lethal dosage) provided by a physician aware of the patient's intent
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1987
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