Others say freedom from the rules, as well as the costs, that come with EU membership would make Britain more prosperous. Starting with the estimates that leaving would be a net loss to the UK economy, one analysis often cited is from researchers at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in 2004.
physician-assisted suicide (PAS), voluntary termination of one's own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician.
Important Facts about Physician-Assisted Suicide. 1  Physician-Assisted Suicide is not a new phenomenon. 2  Suffering has always been a part of human existence. 3  Requests to end suffering by means of death through both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia have occurred since the beginning of medicine. Modern history suggests that the topic comes up for intense attention periodically. 2  Because of the added risk of misunderstanding or overriding the patientâs wishes, there is currently less support for euthanasia than for physician-assisted suicide.