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 Known As:
Physician Assisted Suicide; Suicide, Assisted; Medically Assisted Suicides; Suicide, Medically Assisted; Suicides, Medically Assisted; Assisted Death; Assisted Deaths; Assisted Suicides; Deaths, Assisted; Physician-Assisted Suicides; Suicide, Physician-Assisted; Suicides, Assisted; Suicides, Physician-Assisted; Death, Assisted; Medically Assisted Suicide; Physician-Assisted Suicide