right-to-die

right-to-die
A putative right for a person to decide not to be kept alive by heroic means and to die with dignity.

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  • right to die — noun choosing time of one s death, choosing to die, denial of life support, refusal of extraordinary means to prolong life, right to reject medical treatment to prolong life Generally choice to die, prerogative to die associated concepts: living… …   Law dictionary

  • Right to Die? — is a documentary aired on Sky Real Lives in December 2008 (rebroadcast on PBS on 2 March 2010 as The Suicide Tourist ) about the assisted suicide of Craig Colby Ewert (1947–2006), a 59 year old retired university professor who suffered from Lou… …   Wikipedia

  • right-to-die — adj [only before noun] supporting the right of people who are extremely ill, injured, or unconscious to refuse to use machines or methods that would keep them alive →↑euthanasia ▪ the growing right to die lobby within the USA …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • right-to-die — right′ to die′ adj. cvb asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one s life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose • Etymology: 1975–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • Right to die — For other uses, see Right to die (disambiguation). Suicide …   Wikipedia

  • right-to-die — /ruyt teuh duy /, adj. asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one s life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right to die laws. [1975 80] * * * right to die «rysmh>tuh DY»,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • right-to-die — /ruyt teuh duy /, adj. asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one s life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right to die laws. [1975 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • Right to Die (Masters of Horror episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = The Right to Die Series = Masters of Horror Caption = DVD Cover for Right to Die Season = 2 Episode = 9 Airdate = January 5, 2007 Production = 209 Running Time = 58 mins Writer = John Esposito Director = Rob… …   Wikipedia

  • Right to Die (film) — Infobox Film name = Right to Die caption = director = Paul Wendkos producer = Karen Danaher Dorr writer = narrator = starring = Raquel Welch Michael Gross music = Brad Fiedel cinematography = Bernd Heinl editing = James Galloway distributor =… …   Wikipedia

  • right to die — individual s right to choose to die rather than live with pain and suffering (generally refers to people suffering from terminal illnesses or those who require life support systems to survive) …   English contemporary dictionary

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