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Assisted suicide

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assisted suicide
n.
Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician.

Assisted suicide
A form of self-inflicted death in which a person voluntarily brings about his or her own death with the help of another, usually a physician, relative, or friend.
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The diocese of Rome has declined to allow a Catholic funeral for the outspoken activist for assisted suicide, Piergiorgio Welby, after his doctor disconnected his respirator on December 2, 2006( LifeSiteNews, Jan 3, 07).
Kevorkian was finally convicted in 1999 for the 1998 assisted suicide of Thomas Youk, a 52-year-old Michigan man with Lou Gehrig's disease.
However, various cultures and religions view euthanasia and assisted suicide differently.
 
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