physician-assisted suicide

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Noun
  • President of Sarco's operator, assisted suicide organization The Last Resort, Dr Florian Willet, was arrested after the woman's death and remains in custody, along with several others, whilst police investigate what transpired.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Now 77, Nitschke first explored the idea of delegating assisted suicide to machines in the 1990s.
    Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • DJ Anne Harris is largely focused on mercy killing her relationship with Siobhan for Siobhan’s own good.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2021
  • The doctor carried out the mercy killing with her family’s consent and support.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Although euthanasia is the only viable option due to the volume of pythons in the region, the team takes stoic pride in following strict rules for treating each snake humanely when the time comes.
    Longreads, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Those tests identified two additional positives in the Taylor barn, resulting in their euthanasia.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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