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  2. Assisted suicide in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative, a ballot measure to legalize aid in dying, was narrowly defeated in the 2012 general election, with 51% of voters against the proposal. A poll taken by the Boston Globe and the University of New Hampshire between September 21 and 27, 2012, found Massachusetts residents supporting Question 2 68% ...

  3. Adaptation model of nursing - Wikipedia

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    Roy's goal for nursing is "the promotion of adaptation in each of the four modes, thereby contributing to the person's health, quality of life and dying with dignity". [1] These four modes are physiological, self-concept, role function and interdependence.

  4. Assisted suicide - Wikipedia

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    Physician-assisted dying was first legalized by the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act, with effect delayed by lawsuits until 1997. [181] As of 2025, it is legal in the following states and districts: Oregon since 1997 [182] Washington (state) since 2008 [183] Montana since 2009 [184] Vermont since 2013 [185] California since 2015 [186] [187]

  5. Nursing leaders admit patients could choose assisted dying ...

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    Nursing leaders have admitted patients could choose a proposed new assisted dying service because of inadequate palliative care. ... “I had a type 1 diabetes diagnosis three years ago, but the ...

  6. Dignified death - Wikipedia

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    Dignified death, death with dignity, dying with dignity or dignity in dying is an ethical concept aimed at avoiding suffering and maintaining control and autonomy in the end-of-life process. [1] In general, it is usually treated as an extension of the concept of dignified life , in which people retain their dignity and freedom until the end of ...

  7. Euthanasia in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A recent review studied surveys, interviews, and death certificates from 1947-2016 to gain insight into physician opinions on both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. [17] In the U.S., less than 20% of physicians reported any patients asking for assistance with euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide; 5% or fewer reported agreeing to ...

  8. Terminal illness - Wikipedia

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    Factors that may play into a patient's decision include future disability and suffering, lack of control over death, impact on family, healthcare costs, insurance coverage, personal beliefs, religious beliefs, and much more. [2] PAS may be referred to in many different ways, such as aid in dying, assisted dying, death with dignity, and many more.

  9. Death with Dignity National Center - Wikipedia

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    The most recent successful efforts led to the voter approved Washington Death with Dignity Act in 2008, [20] the first-ever death with dignity law [21] passed through a state legislature, in Vermont, [22] the California End of Life Option Act in 2015, the Washington, D.C. Death with Dignity Act [23] in 2016–2017, the Hawaii Our Care, Our ...