lethal dose
Britishnoun
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Individuals will be able to choose to have a doctor administer a lethal dose intravenously, as happens in Spain, Canada, New Zealand and most of Australia.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
“We take a different approach where we try to identify the person who furnished the lethal dose and hold them accountable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
In 2021, another beloved Central Park owl, Barry, was fatally struck by a truck after ingesting a lethal dose of rat poison that may have impaired her flying.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Nearly every state that has MAiD allows terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to ask doctors for a lethal dose of drugs that they can then ingest themselves, typically at home.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
In other words, Moo of the lethal dose of each compound may be fatal when the two are combined.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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