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assisted suicide is when someone wnts to die and you help them, mercy killing is when someone doesnt have a say in whether they die or not but would be better off dead(its illegal unless a doctor does it)

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Q: What is the difference between assisted suicide and mercy killing?
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Difference between second degree murder and assisted suicide?

Second degree murder is killing someone unexpectedly, the killerdidn'tplan to kill the victim. Assisted suicide is helping someone killthem self. Bothevidently different. Are you asking the difference between the charges or the act?


What is the Clinical term for assisted suicide or mercy killing?

Euthanasia


What are synonyms of euthanasia?

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Is a medical coma considered an assisted suicide?

No. Assisted suicide involves the patient killing themselves. A medical coma does not involve death, so they are two separate issues.


What is Difference between euthanasia and mercy killing?

Suicide means to kill oneself. Euthanasia is committed by another person.


Is mercy killing accepted by Catholic Church?

No, mercy killing or assisted suicide are not accepted by the Catholic Church. God alone determines when we are to die.


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No, he was told to kill Dumbledore by Dumbledore


What is the difference between suicide and assisted suicide?

Suicide is when someone takes their own life, and assisted suicide is when you help someone take their own life, often when they cannot do it themselves. There may be a few clinics in some parts of the world where someone can walk in, explain the situation and why they feel that way, maybe be given a waiting period, and if they still feel that way, they will help them die.


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


What happens during assisted suicide?

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.


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.