"Assisted suicide" or "physician assisted suicide" generally refer to the process by which a mentally competent, terminally ill individual uses a lethal dose of medication, prescribed by a physician, to hasten his or her death. It is legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the state of Oregon.
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- Honolulu Advertiser - "Oregon not deluged with assisted suicides" An editorial about the successful implementation of Oregon assisted dying law.
- CBS News, 60 Minutes II - "Switzerland's Suicide Tourists" A transcript of a television program about Dignitas, a Swiss organization that helps terminally ill individuals from around the world hasten their deaths.