Speaking Truthfully about Provider-Assisted Death.

Hastings Cent Rep

Presbyterian Living, Endeavor Health System.

Published: November 2024

This letter responds to the essay "Language Matters: The Semantics and Politics of 'Assisted Dying,'" by Anna M. Elsner, Charlotte E. Frank, Marc Keller, Jordan O. McCullough, and Vanessa Rampton, in the September-October 2024 issue of the Hastings Center Report.

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