Which of the following statements about physician-assisted suicide is TRUE?
A)The physician provides and administers the lethal drugs.
B)It is legal in the United States in only three states.
C)At the patient's explicit request,it allows a doctor to inject the patient with a fatal drug.
D)All of these are true.

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Physician-assisted suicide is currently legal in only three states in the United States: Oregon, Washington, and Vermont. Option A is incorrect as physician-assisted suicide involves the physician providing the lethal drugs, but it is the patient who self-administers the drugs. Option C is incorrect as it incorrectly describes euthanasia, not physician-assisted suicide. Option D is incorrect as only option B is true.

Which of the Following Statements About Physician-Assisted Suicide Is TRUE