Our thoughts about dying
*The number of people saying they have a Living Will has more than doubled, from just 12 percent in l990 to 29 percent today.
*The public is deeply divided over legalizing physician-assisted suicide; 46 percent approve of laws permitting doctors to help patients to end their lives, while about as many are opposed (45 percent).
*A solid majority of Americans (60 percent) believe a person has a moral right to end their life if they are suffering great pain and have no hope of improvement.
*Nearly as many (53 percent) believe a person has a moral right to end their life if suffering from an incurable disease.
SOURCE:Pew Research Center survey, conducted Nov 9-27, 2005, among 1,500 American adults.
*The public is deeply divided over legalizing physician-assisted suicide; 46 percent approve of laws permitting doctors to help patients to end their lives, while about as many are opposed (45 percent).
*A solid majority of Americans (60 percent) believe a person has a moral right to end their life if they are suffering great pain and have no hope of improvement.
*Nearly as many (53 percent) believe a person has a moral right to end their life if suffering from an incurable disease.
SOURCE:Pew Research Center survey, conducted Nov 9-27, 2005, among 1,500 American adults.
posted by Unknown at Wednesday, January 11, 2006
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