--- title: Right to Die Clinical Resource Guide description: Right to Die Resource Guide image: https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/View%20of%20doctor%20and%20patient%20with%20cancer.jpeg --- [![BetterRX](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Betterrx_May2019/Images/betterRX_logo_outlined.svg) ](https://www.betterrx.com/) # Pharmacist Corner BetterRX resources help nurses, directors, admins, and owners Improve processes and deliver better patient comfort All Categories - [Clinical (71)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/clinical) - [Patient Guide (16)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/patient-guide) - [Deprescribing Guide (5)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/deprescribing-guide) # Right to Die Clinical Resource Guide Posted by [Jeremy Hooker](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/author/jeremy-hooker) on Mar 21, 2024 1:44:04 AM ![Jeremy Hooker](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/b%20logo.png) [Right to Die Clinical Resource Guide](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Right%20To%20Die%20Clinical%20Resource%20Guide.pdf) The “Right to Die” describes a patient’s choice to pursue a medically assisted death. Assisted death offers terminally ill patients a legal way to end their life by taking a lethal dose of medication as prescribed by a physician. This should not be confused with euthanasia, the act of a physician ending a patient’s life with a lethal injection, which is not legal in any US state. Proponents for the 'Death with Dignity' movement advocate for education and state legislation that codifies one’s end-of-life options to allow eligible individuals to voluntarily request and obtain this medication to hasten death in a peaceful and dignified manner in an environment of their choice....[Download Full PDF](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Clinical%20Resource%20Guide-%20SGLT2%20Inhibitors-1.pdf)   Topics: [Clinical](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/clinical) - [Clinical (71)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/clinical) - [Patient Guide (16)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/patient-guide) - [Deprescribing Guide (5)](https://www.betterrx.com/en-us/pharmacist_corner/tag/deprescribing-guide) ![](https://www.betterrx.com/hubfs/Marketing/Stock%20images/Happy%20pharmacist%20on%20the%20phone%20at%20the%20hospital%20pharmacy.jpeg) Patient Guide [ Methadone-Patient Guide 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