Table 1.

Definition of terms

Assisted suicide	Someone makes the means of death available but does not act as the direct agent of death
Euthanasia	A medical professional administers a lethal dose of medication to intentionally end a patient’s life
Hastened death	Someone who acts on their desire to control the circumstances of their death with or without assistance from another individual
Physician assisted suicide	A medical provider writes a prescription for a lethal dose of a drug to be self-administered by a competent, terminally ill patient
Suicide	Self-caused death