As of 2023, 44 percent of young adults totally agreed with the recently approved law on euthanasia which legalized it. The second most representative group, with a 33-percent share, also agreed with this law, while only six percent of respondents disagreed or completely disagreed with it.
Young people's opinion about the legislation on medically assisted dying in Portugal in 2023
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Legislation on euthanasia was recently passed and it allows medically assisted dying (not punishable) which can occur by decision of the person themselves, of age, Portuguese nationality or legally residing in national territory. This person must be in a situation of intense suffering, with a definitive lesion of extreme severity, or severe and incurable illness. Which is your opinion about this legislation?".
The source states that the margin of error at 95 percent is of 3.5 percent.
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Diário de Notícias. (July 23, 2023). Young people's opinion about the legislation on medically assisted dying in Portugal in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421613/portugal-opinion-about-euthanasia/
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Diário de Notícias. (2023). Young people's opinion about the legislation on medically assisted dying in Portugal in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421613/portugal-opinion-about-euthanasia/
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