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Archive Home > 2005 > September > 29 > Somebody kill this euphemism

Somebody kill this euphemism


September 29, 2005

Don't look now, but the euphemism police are trying to slap the cuffs on the term "assisted suicide," which refers to the manner in which people who take advantage of Oregon's unique law die: They take a fatal dose of a drug prescribed by a willing physician.

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