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Recent Examples of assisted suicide
The practice of doctor assisted suicide is growing in the west.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.
—Brian Melley and Pan Pylas The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Both organizations advocate for the right to assisted suicide.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other countries that have legalized assisted suicide include Australia, Belgium, Canada and parts of the United States, with regulations on who is eligible varying by jurisdiction.
—Brian Melley and Pan Pylas The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Both organizations advocate for the right to assisted suicide.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
In 2002, the Netherlands legalised both assisted suicide and, in a world first, euthanasia.
—The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assisted suicide
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While this was a funeral rite for some in the Roman period, the researchers think the man was decapitated as a mercy killing after the lion bite.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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If the mercy killing wasn’t a big enough of a twist, the introduction of three outsiders who stumble upon the girls’ cannibalistic feast will do it.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Gamble shared that when the veterinarian came to her home to perform the euthanasia, her mother, also known as Sundae's beloved grandmother, was there to offer support.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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So, when Ginger and her brother Juice were brought in, they were put on the euthanasia list because there simply wasn't enough space.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Police suspect foul play, but power was eventually restored at the festival, which has an independent power supply ready to go.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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The Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday that detectives do not suspect foul play, pending an autopsy.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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Elijah Travis Mackey, 23, was found hiding under a stairwell of a nearby motel and taken into custody, then he was charged with murder, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
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Matthew Johnson executed in Texas for murder of beloved grandmother who was set on fire Indiana executes Benjamin Ritchie for young police officer's murder.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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“Assisted suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assisted%20suicide. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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