assisted suicide

American  

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

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Etymology

Origin of assisted suicide

1975–80

Example Sentences

However, another poll commissioned this year by campaign group Not Dead Yet UK found that 69% agreed Holyrood should prioritise improving access to care for disabled people before introducing "assisted suicide".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I oppose assisted suicide because of my disabled brother, Duncan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by assisted suicide, the group says.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The bill allows assisted suicide for adult Uruguayan citizens or residents who are mentally competent and in the terminal stage of an incurable disease that causes them suffering.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

‘Death with dignity’ laws make assisted suicide possible in the U.S., but those laws don’t apply if you’re suffering from Alzheimer’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

Related Words

• assisted dying