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Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia

Seventy-three percent of Americans say a doctor should be allowed to end the life of a terminally ill patient by painless means if the patient requests it -- in line with the 69% to 70% Gallup has recorded since 2013.

Prevalence of Living Wills in U.S. Up Slightly

Forty-five percent of U.S. adults say they have a living will, up from 40% in 2005. Americans remain supportive of euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide.

Americans' Strong Support for Euthanasia Persists

Majorities of most subgroups of Americans remain supportive of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, but weekly churchgoers are opposed to both.

Euthanasia Still Acceptable to Solid Majority in U.S.

A majority of Americans continue to say a doctor should be allowed to end a patient's life by painless means if the patient requests it. Views are more divided, however, as to whether the practice of doctor-assisted suicide is morally ...

In U.S., Support Up for Doctor-Assisted Suicide

Nearly seven in 10 Americans (68%) say doctors should be legally allowed to assist terminally ill patients in committing suicide, if the patient requests it. This figure is up from 58% in 2014.

Seven in 10 Americans Back Euthanasia

As they have for the past two decades, a large majority (69%) of Americans believe a doctor should be legally able to end a patient's life through "painless means" if the patient or family requests it.

U.S. Support for Euthanasia Hinges on How It's Described

Support for making it legal for doctors to help terminally ill patients die ranges from a bare majority, 51%, to a supermajority, 70%, depending on how the question reads. Support for doctor-assisted "suicide" is down in recent years.

Above All Issues, Abortion Divides Liberals, Conservatives

While social liberals and social conservatives differ in their views of most moral issues, abortion and gay/lesbian relations are the most divisive.

New Record Highs in Moral Acceptability

Americans have become more tolerant of a number of historically divisive moral issues. The issues can be grouped into five categories of moral acceptance, ranging from nearly universal acceptance to high condemnation.

Young Adults Remain Most Supportive of Abortion Rights

U.S. adults aged 18 to 29, and to a lesser extent those 30 to 49, express greater support for abortion rights than adults aged 50 and older.
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