View in U.S. of doctor assisted death by life-ending medication prescription 2015
Support of legality for doctor aid in ending a terminally ill life by prescribing life-ending medication in the U.S. as of 2015*
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 through prescription of a life-ending medication as of 2015 for those living in the United States. During this time, 52 percent of those surveyed in the country said it should be legal for a doctor to prescribe life-ending medication that the patient could take themselves.
Support of legality for doctor aid in ending a terminally ill life by prescribing life-ending medication in the U.S. as of 2015*
Loading statistic...
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Yes, it should be legal for a doctor to prescribe life-ending medication that the patient could take themselves | 52% |
| No, it should not be legal for a doctor to prescribe life-ending medication that the patient could take themselves | 32% |
| Don't know | 14% |
| Prefer not to say | 2% |
Source
More information
Other statistics on the topic
Support for law on assisted dying in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Survey: willingness of people to break the law to assist dying in the UK in 2015
Trust in doctors regarding law on assisted dying in the United Kingdom 2015
Taking care of a loved one with a terminal illness in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Statistics on "End of life care in the United Kingdom"
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- View in Canada of doctor assisted death by life-ending medication prescription 2015
- View in Canada of doctor assisted death by administering life-ending medication 2015
- View in U.S. of doctor assisted death by administering life-ending medication 2015
- View in Canada assisted death in non-terminally illl patients in physical pain 2015
- View in U.S. assisted death in non-terminally illl patients in physical pain 2015
- View of doctors assisting death in terminally illl patients by country 2015
- View in Canada assisted death in non-terminally illl patients in mental pain 2015
- View in Canada of doctors assisting death in terminally illl patients 2015
- View in U.S. on assisted death in non-terminally illl patients in mental pain 2015
- View in U.S. of doctors assisting death in terminally illl patients 2015
- Physicians on period of free prescriptions for long-term-ill patients worldwide 2017
- Total number of end-of-life decisions the Netherlands 2001-2015, by medical decision
- Percentage of prescription mental health medication fills in the U.S. 1996-2010
- Glaucoma prescribed drug distribution in South Korea 2016, by hospital type
- Younger U.S. persons using prescription mental health medications 1998-2010
- Senile cataract drug prescription share in South Korea 2016, by hospital type
- Italy: drug prescriptions for children 2017, by gender
- Italy: drugs' consumption among children 2017, by gender and age
- Share of elderly who wrote document for end-of-life wishes in Canada by province 2017
- Industry revenue of “funeral services“ in the U.S. 2011-2023
Statistics on "End of life care in the United Kingdom"
Related topics
About Statista
