Definition of Physician-assisted suicide

1. Noun. Assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician.

Generic synonyms: Assisted Suicide

Lexicographical Neighbors of Physician-assisted Suicide

physicalizations
physicalize
physicalized
physicalizes
physicalizing
physically
physically challenged
physicalness
physicalnesses
physicals
physician
physician's practice patterns
physician's role
physician-nurse relations
physician-patient privilege
physician-patient relations
physician executives
physician finger
physician fingers
physician impairment
physician incentive plans
physician payment review commission
physician self-referral
physicianed
physicianly

Literary usage of Physician-assisted suicide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assisted Suicide edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"With physician-assisted suicide debated in legislatures and courts, ... physician-assisted suicide would discard the current and longstanding ethic where ..."

2. Achieving Independence edited by Linda Toms-Barker, Gina McDonald, Speed Davis, Andy Imparato (1997)
"Physician-Assisted Suicide Discussion led by Diane Coleman Physician-assisted suicide has recently been declared a constitutional right in the second and ..."

3. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"An initiative was placed on the ballot which legalized physician-assisted suicide. It was called the "Death with Dignity Act." It sprang from the grassroots ..."

4. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"An initiative was placed on the ballot which legalized physician-assisted suicide. It was called the "Death with Dignity ..."

5. Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-related Health Hazards by Bernard Lo, Mary Ellen O'Connell (2005)
"... for incompetent patients, physician-assisted suicide, ethical issues regarding HIV infection, and the doctor-patient relationship in managed care. ..."

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