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Assisted suicide is when the person who is committing suicide is assisted by another person, who will provide the implements of the suicide and/or instructions, and who knows that the person is about to commit suicide. Normally the suicide patient will follow instructions, which will induce his death.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoeasy they just help them commit suicide
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What does the Constitution say about assisted suicide?
There is nothing in the United States Constitution about assisted suicide. It is up to the states to make assisted suicide legal or illegal. This is shown by 3 states legalizing assisted suicide while the others hold on to laws making it illegal
Where in the US is passive assisted suicide legal?
Assisted suicide is legal in Oregon, Washington, and Montana.
What are the ways to commit assisted suicide?
Assisted suicide means that someone is helping someone commit suicide. Therefore it's any of the usual ways to commit suicide, just with someone helping.
Who assisted Brutus in his suicide?
Strato
Does any state allow individuals the right to die?
Oregon permits physician assisted suicide.
How many years in jail might you receive for an assisted suicide?
You should receive 4 years for assisted that's what I would say. In the UK assisted suicide is against the law, but in recent years nobody has been prosecuted for it, even in high-profile instances. In Switzerland, assisted suicide is legal.
Is assisted suicide in all 50 states?
No.
What is physician-assisted suicide?
Physician-assisted suicide is a practice where a physician provides a terminally ill patient with the means to end their own life, typically through medication. This practice is controversial and subject to legal restrictions in many countries. It is important to distinguish this from euthanasia, where a medical professional administers the lethal dose.
What actors and actresses appeared in Assisted Suicide Hotline - 2008?
The cast of Assisted Suicide Hotline - 2008 includes: Vanessa Lynne Smith Bryan Pugh
What year was assisted suicide legalized?
No, it was never legal.
What country has legalized physician-assisted suicide?
The Netherlands.
Is there any law that allows persons with terminal diseases to commit suicide?
This is controlled at the state level and currently only one state allows assisted suicide (or euthanasia) and that is Oregon. There are three states that do not have laws criminalizing assisted suicide and they are: North Carolina, Utah and Wyoming. In Ohio, that state's supreme court ruled in October 1996 that assisted suicide is not a crime. In Virginia, there is no real clear case law on assisted suicide , nor is there is a statute criminalizing the act, although there is a statute which imposes civil sanctions on persons assisting in a suicide. Most European countries allow assisted suicide in cases where the patient is terminally ill.
