Assisted dying bill becoming law in the UK 2015

This statistic displays the results of a survey on whether individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) support or oppose the proposal for assisted dying becoming law. Over 80 percent of respondents to some extent support the proposal for the assisted dying bill to become law.

Whether or not you would want the choice for yourself, do you support or oppose this proposal for assisted dying becoming law?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Strongly support	47%
Somewhat support	35%
Somewhat oppose	6%
Strongly oppose	6%
Don't know	6%

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Release date

June 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 11 to 19, 2015

Number of respondents

5,018 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Currently it is illegal for a doctor to help someone with a terminal illness to end their life, even if the person considers their suffering unbearable and they are of sound mind. A proposed new law would allow terminally ill adults the option of assisted dying. This would mean being provided with life-ending medication, to take themselves, if two doctors thought they met all of the safeguards. They would need to be of sound mind, be terminally ill and have 6 months or less to live, and a High Court judge would have to be satisfied that they had made a voluntary, clear and settled decision to end their life, with time to consider all other options. Whether or not you would want the choice for yourself, do you support or oppose this proposal for assisted dying becoming law?"

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