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Right to Die
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Definition
: The right of the patient or the patient's representative to make decisions with regard to the patient's dying.
differentiate from ALLOWING TO DIE see EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE
See Also
Euthanasia
;
Suicide, Assisted
Other names
Death with Dignity; Dignity, Death with