assisted suicide
AmericanEtymology
Origin of assisted suicide
1975–80
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Not long before Pope Leo’s visit, French lawmakers legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dame Esther Rantzen has said she is now "too physically fragile" to travel to Switzerland to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
And during Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s 2017 confirmation hearings, some media outlets claimed that President Donald Trump’s nominee had plagiarized parts of his 2006 book about assisted suicide.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Several other European countries have since passed legislation, and Switzerland has long allowed assisted suicide if the person assisting acts unselfishly.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Once assisted suicide is legal, the role of the state and the medical profession shifts—from preventing self-inflicted death to regulating its provision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
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