In 2019, 74 percent of British adults believed that not-for-profit specialized end of life clinics should be allowed to assist someone in ending their life. Many Britons have travelled to Switzerland, where assisted suicide is legal, to use organizations such as Dignitas to end their life. Britons are far more skeptical of allowing private healthcare companies involvement in assisted suicide, with the same share of respondents both supporting and opposing their involvement.
Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life?
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Should be allowed to assist
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YouGov. (January 21, 2020). Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/
YouGov. "Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life?." Chart. January 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/
YouGov. (2020). Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/
YouGov. "Should Any of The following Groups of People Be Allowed to Assist in Helping Someone End Their Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/
YouGov, Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Should any of the following groups of people be allowed to assist in helping someone end their life? [Graph], YouGov, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1089803/gb-groups-involvement-in-euthanasia/