Portugal: opinion euthanasia 2023

As of 2023, 44 percent of young adults totally agreed with the recently approved law on euthanasia which legalized it. The second most representative group, with a 33 percent share, also agreed with this law, while only six percent of respondents disagreed or completelly disagreed with it.

Young people's opinion about the legislation on medically assisted dying in Portugal in 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Completely agree	44%
Agree	33%
Neither agree nor disagree	15%
Disagree	4%
Completely disagree	2%
No opinion	2%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Portugal

Survey time period

July 11, 2023 to July 14, 2023

Number of respondents

803 respondents

Age group

18-34 years

Special properties

Residents in mainland Portugal

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Legislation on euthanasia was recently passed and it allows medically assisted dying (not punishable) which can occur by decision of the person themselves, of age, Portuguese nationality or legally residing in national territory. This person must be in a situation of intense suffering, with a definitive lesion of extreme severity, or severe and incurable illness. Which is your opinion about this legislation?".

The source states that the margin of error at 95 percent is of 3.5 percent.

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