This statistic displays the results of a survey on the willingness of individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) to break the law to assist a terminally ill loved one to die. Approximately 45 percent of individuals said they would be willing to assist a terminally ill loved one to die, of these 14 percent said they would definitely do it.
If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?
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Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying. (June 1, 2015). If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus, und Dignity and Choice in Dying. "If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?." Chart. June 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus, Dignity and Choice in Dying. (2015). If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus, and Dignity and Choice in Dying. "If a Terminally Ill Loved One Was Suffering Unbearably and Asked You to Assist Them in Their Dying, How Likely, If at All, Would You Be to Consider Assisting Them, Even Though This Would Currently Be Breaking The Law?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Populus & Dignity and Choice in Dying, If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 16, 2025)
If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? [Graph], Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying, June 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed