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assisted_dying

assisted dying

English

Noun

assisted dying (uncountable)

  1. assisted suicide
    • 2016 February 20, Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist:
      He could detect, though, no fading of the fashion to force the constitution ever further into modern life. After abortion and same-sex marriage, why not assisted dying? The stalwart Catholic in him was revolted at the thought.