assisted suicide

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Recent Examples on the Web New Zealand legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2021 for terminally ill patients aged 18 and older. Devika Rao, theweek, 8 May 2024 Others express moral opposition to assisted suicide and say there are no safeguards to protect vulnerable patients from coercion. CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024 Ten states allow medically assisted suicide but before Vermont changed its law only one state - Oregon - allowed non-residents to do it, by not enforcing the residency requirement as part of a court settlement. CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024 The agency responsible for monitoring assisted suicides in Quebec issued a similar reminder over the summer. Alexander Raikin, National Review, 14 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for assisted suicide 

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“Assisted suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisted%20suicide. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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