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Suicide, Assisted

Medical Definition: Provision (by a physician or other health professional, or by a family member or friend) of support and/or means that gives a patient the power to terminate his or her own life. (from APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed).
Also Called: Medically Assisted Suicide,Physician-Assisted Suicide
Previously Indexed: Euthanasia (1976-1992),Suicide (1976-1992)

Suicide, Assisted Medical Definitions and Terms

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