as in assisted suicide
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Now!, another Sundance doc about the landmark 1988 student protest that transformed accessibility rights in the U.S.; and Life After, where director Reid Davenport investigates assisted suicide laws for disabled people.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025 -
Marijuana legalization, assisted suicide, voting procedures and school curriculum are additional examples of issues where states have set their own policies.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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If the mercy killing wasn’t a big enough of a twist, the introduction of three outsiders who stumble upon the girls’ cannibalistic feast will do it.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Consider this review a mercy killing.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Worldwide, euthanasia and assisted death rates have risen in recent years.—
Mathew Schmalz,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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With its passing, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to make euthanasia legal, per BBC News.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Physician-assisted suicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physician-assisted%20suicide. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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