“When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it.” (Gallup Poll, 2018 – 2020)
| Yes | No | No Opinion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74% | 25% | 1% |
| 2019 | 68% | 30% | 2% |
| 2018 | 72% | 27% | 1% |
“When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it.” (Gallup Poll, May 2020)
| White | Non-white | |
|---|---|---|
| Agree | 77% | 65% |
“When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it.” (Gallup Poll, May 2020)
| Age | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 77% | 29% | 68% |
“When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it.” (Gallup Poll, May 2020)
| Democrats / Democratic-leaning independents | Republicans/ Republican-leaning independents | |
|---|---|---|
| Agree | 85% | 69% |
“When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it.” (Gallup Poll, May 2020)
| Liberal | Moderate | Conservative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 87% | 80% | 57% |
“When a person is facing a terminal disease, it is morally acceptable to ask for a physician’s aid in taking his or her own life.” (LifeWay Research, September-October 2016)
| Catholics | Christian | Protestants | Nonreligious | Other Religions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 70% | 59% | 53% | 84% | 70% |
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