How many people support voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill?
A. Opinion polls show average support of 70 percent in the USA, 74 percent in Canada, and 80 percent in Britain. When actually voting in official ballot measures, the support has been 46 percent in Washington State (l991), 46 percent in California (l992), 51 percent in Oregon (l994), and 60 percent in Oregon (l997). Return to top of page • Q. How many physicians support assisted dying? A. Numerous opinion polls indicate that half the medical profession would like to see it made law. It also appears that about 15 percent of physicians already practice it on justifiable occasions. The leadership of the professional medical group, the American Medical Association, remains adamantly opposed. • Q. What do the terms used in this FAQ mean? A. ‘Voluntary Euthanasia’ (VE) means death by lethal injection; ‘Physician-assisted Suicide’ (PAS) means death by oral ingestion of prescribed lethal drugs. (It is PAS only which Oregon has legalized.) Passive euthanasia means the disconnection of life-supp
A. Opinion polls show average support of 70 percent in the USA, 74 percent in Canada, and 80 percent in Britain. When actually voting in official ballot measures, the support has been 46 percent in California (1992), 51 percent in Oregon (1994), 60 percent in Oregon (1997), and 59 percent in Washington State (2008).