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

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assisted suicide

Jurisdictions that initially limit assisted suicide to terminal illness face pressure to expand access to chronic conditions or psychological suffering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

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

Newsom’s mother, Tessie Newsom, ended her life in 2002 at age 55 through assisted suicide after a long fight with breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

Although assisted suicide passed both houses of the state Legislature this year, the margins were small and the whole thing took nearly a decade to come to a vote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

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

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

Related Words

• assisted dying