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suicide facilitated by another person, especially a physician, who organizes the logistics of the suicide, as by providing the necessary quantities of a poison.See also medicide.

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Origin of assisted suicide

1975–80

Words nearby assisted suicide

assist-control ventilation, assisted dying, assisted living, assisted reproduction, assisted respiration, assisted suicide, assistive, assistive technology, Assiut, assize, assizes

How to use assisted suicide in a sentence

The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sad fact is that more than 41 percent of trans people admit making at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But at 45, Branch died of a reported suicide, leaving behind family, friends and a legacy that goes beyond the beauty industry.
Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45|Danielle Belton|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One is reported to have blown himself up, along with many victims, but detonating a suicide vest.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America|Sami Yousafzai|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When I was in the closet in my twenties, I considered suicide almost every day.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Robert assisted her into the hammock which swung from the post before her door out to the trunk of a tree.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
But I cannot imagine myself committing suicide—talk about ugly words!
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He assisted in framing the federal constitution, and made himself useful to his country in various ways.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

Medical definitions for assisted suicide

assisted suicide

Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician.

assisted suicide

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