Totally agreed with the 3rd paragraph. Though I think “suicide” should be taken out of the terminology. I’m a hospice RN Case Manager in the southern US and a lot of people in these parts will call it “physician assisted suicide” with quite a negative connotation because suicide is sinful/blasphemy/whatever nonsense. Physician Assisted Death, or Death with Dignity might take away some of the stigma surrounding the practice.
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Totally agreed with the 3rd paragraph. Though I think “suicide” should be taken out of the terminology. I’m a hospice RN Case Manager in the southern US and a lot of people in these parts will call it “physician assisted suicide” with quite a negative connotation because suicide is sinful/blasphemy/whatever nonsense. Physician Assisted Death, or Death with Dignity might take away some of the stigma surrounding the practice.