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Meanings of medically assisted suicide in English

Russian
ассистированный суицид
Portuguese
suicídio assistido
Spanish
auxilio al suicidio
Catalan
suïcidi assistit

Suicide committed by someone with assistance from another person or persons, typically in regard to people suffering from a severe physical illness.

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ассистированный суицид
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Examples for "assisted suicide"
Examples for "assisted suicide"
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The court said outlawing assisted suicide deprives people of dignity and autonomy.
Radio NZ
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Gosling's comments have stoked the legal and moral debate over assisted suicide.
Reuters
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Starmer has said it does not mean assisted suicide will become legal.
The Guardian
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That matters in the debate about assisted suicide as well as euthanasia.
The Guardian
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A recent poll showed 49 percent of the French favoured assisted suicide.
Reuters
Usage of medically assisted suicide in English
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Australia's Northern Territory legalised medically assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients in 1996, but repealed the law the following year.
The Irish Times