ISSUE GUIDES: Right to Die
PUBLIC VIEW: PEOPLE’S CHIEF CONCERNS
- Majorities of Americans say that people have a right to end their own life if they have an incurable disease or suffer great...
- Nearly six in 10 Americans say they would consider ending their life if they were terminally ill
- Large majorities of Americans say suicide is morally wrong, but half say physician-assisted suicide is morally acceptable
- More than one-third of Americans say they have a living will, but nearly seven in 10 of those who don't say the...
- One-third of Americans say they've had to make a decision about whether to keep a loved one alive using extraordinary means
- Majorities say killing a terminally ill spouse or helping a spouse commit suicide is sometimes justified, but of those...
- Nearly six in 10 Americans who live with elderly parents say they've discussed what their parents would want if they were...
- A plurality of Americans say they would choose to stop treatment if they had an illness that left them totally dependent on...
- Few Americans say they are afraid to die
- Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they would prefer to die at home
- Few Americans say they have considered suicide
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