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Recent Examples of assisted suicide
The practice of doctor assisted suicide is growing in the west.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.
—Brian Melley and Pan Pylas The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Both organizations advocate for the right to assisted suicide.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.
—Brian Melley and Pan Pylas The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Both organizations advocate for the right to assisted suicide.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisted suicide
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While this was a funeral rite for some in the Roman period, the researchers think the man was decapitated as a mercy killing after the lion bite.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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If the mercy killing wasn’t a big enough of a twist, the introduction of three outsiders who stumble upon the girls’ cannibalistic feast will do it.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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That, in turn, would result in overcrowding and a dramatic increase in the euthanasia of dogs and cats to free up space, Ramirez said.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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By The Numbers By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Millions of shelter animals were saved from euthanasia in 2024, a new study has revealed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The officers who reported to the scene did not find any evidence of foul play.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Police previously said preliminary information suggested foul play was not involved.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hutchinson's trial judge rejected that, instead agreeing with two prosecution psychologists and saying that no correlation between Hutchinson's diagnosis and the murders had been established, reported the Lakeland Ledger, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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After a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last year, Read is being retried on charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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“Assisted suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisted%20suicide. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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