mentally sound
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The bill allows mentally sound adults in the terminal stage of an irreversible disease to choose euthanasia to be performed by a healthcare professional.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
The case was sent back to trial court and was delayed, according to Kimberly Edds, the district attorney’s director of public affairs, as the defense argued that their client wasn’t mentally sound.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
On the other hand, if you get a “general” power of attorney that only remains in effect while you’re mentally sound.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2024
Vivid dreams and nausea are not uncommon, as with cytisine, but later studies showed the drug to be safe for patients who are in a mentally sound place.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023
On one occasion he underwent mental examination, but was considered to be mentally sound.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Ellis, Havelock
