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assisted suicide
Sign in to saveAlso known as medically assisted suicide, physician-assisted suicide, PAS
suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person or persons, typically in regard to people suffering from a severe physical illness
Research
8,359 papers- [Assisted suicide from a psychiatric perspective].Der Nervenarzt · 2023
- [Physician-assisted suicide - two perspectives].MMW Fortschritte der Medizin · 2024
- Physician-assisted suicide.Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates · 2003
- Assisted suicide in persons with mental disorders: a review of clinical-ethical arguments and recommendations.Annals of palliative medicine · 2024
- Euthanasia and assisted suicide in neurological diseases: a systematic review.Neurologia · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- manner of death
- Subclass of
- assisted dying
- Connects with
- right to die
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- Category:Assisted suicide
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- assisted dying
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Encyclopedic overview
Overview of where assisted suicide is legal in at least some circumstances: Assisted suicide is legal.
Legalized by court ruling, but not legislated or regulated.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “assisted suicide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.