The term physician-assisted suicide refers to

Question

a. when a physician removes a patient’s feeding tube.
b. a legal means of ending a terminally ill person’s life in New Jersey.
c. passive euthanasia.
d. when a physician arranges for the patient to administer a lethal dose of medication.

Answer 1

The term physician-assisted suicide refers to:

d. when a physician arranges for the patient to administer a lethal dose of medication.

This definition aligns with the concept of a physician providing the means for a patient to end their own life, typically involving the prescription of lethal medication that the patient can take themselves.