title: Assisted dying
text: # Assisted dying
  
  Assisted dying, assisted death, aid in dying or help to die may refer to:
  
  * Assisted suicide, help or assistance to another person to end his or her life
  * Euthanasia, the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
  * Palliative sedation, administration of medications with a calming or sedative effect to a person who is on the verge of death, which may accelerate the death of the patient
  