This survey displays the perception of whether or not it should be legal to allow doctors to assist an adult patient that is terminally ill in ending their life, as of 2015, by select countries. Some 86 percent of those surveyed in Belgium said it should be legal for a doctor to assist a terminally ill patient in ending their life.
Support of legality for doctors aid in ending a terminally ill life as of 2015, by country
Characteristic
Yes, it should be legal for a doctor to assist a patient in ending their life
No, it should not be legal for a doctor to assist a patient in ending their life
Original question: "Do you think it should be legal or not for a doctor to assist a patient aged 18 or over in ending their life, if that is the patient's wish, provided that the patient is terminally ill (where it is believed that they have 6 months or less to live) of sound mind, and expresses a clear desire to end their life?"
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Ipsos, & The Economist. (July 27, 2015). Support of legality for doctors aid in ending a terminally ill life as of 2015, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/448318/view-of-legality-for-doctors-to-assist-in-ending-a-terminally-ill-patients-life-by-country/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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