assisted suicide

Example Sentences

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"While the term assisted dying is used my many to soften the reality we are actually talking about assisted suicide," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

Requests for assisted suicide require a motivating dire diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I oppose assisted suicide because of my disabled brother, Duncan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The bill allows assisted suicide for adult Uruguayan citizens or residents who are mentally competent and in the terminal stage of an incurable disease that causes them suffering.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025