This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults by religion and ethnic background, that says a person has a moral right to suicide under certain circumstances as of 2013. Some 47 percent of white Catholics agreed that a person had a moral right to suicide if they were ready to die and living was a burden. In the last 15 years, the percentage of people saying that medical professionals should do everything possible to save a patients life has increased.
Views of U.S. adults on morality of suicide in selected circumstances in 2013, by religion
Characteristic
Is in a great deal of pain, no hope of improvement
Original question: "Do you think a person has a moral right to end his or her own life under any of the following circumstances? When this person..."
Data value for those saying "there is no moral right" or "don't know" are not shown. Whites and blacks are those who are non-Hispanic. Hispanics include those of any race.
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Pew Research Center. (November 21, 2013). Views of U.S. adults on morality of suicide in selected circumstances in 2013, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/333964/morality-of-suicide-by-situation-by-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Views of U.S. adults on morality of suicide in selected circumstances in 2013, by religion." Chart. November 21, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333964/morality-of-suicide-by-situation-by-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Views of U.S. adults on morality of suicide in selected circumstances in 2013, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/333964/morality-of-suicide-by-situation-by-religious-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Views of U.S. Adults on Morality of Suicide in Selected Circumstances in 2013, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/333964/morality-of-suicide-by-situation-by-religious-groups-in-the-us/
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Views of U.S. adults on morality of suicide in selected circumstances in 2013, by religion [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 21, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/333964/morality-of-suicide-by-situation-by-religious-groups-in-the-us/