This statistic displays the results of a survey on the willingness of individuals in the United Kingdom (UK) to break the law to assist a terminally ill loved one to die. Approximately 45 percent of individuals said they would be willing to assist a terminally ill loved one to die, of these 14 percent said they would definitely do it.
If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?
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Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying. (June 1, 2015). If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, und Dignity and Choice in Dying. "If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?." Chart. June 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, Dignity and Choice in Dying. (2015). If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus, and Dignity and Choice in Dying. "If a Terminally Ill Loved One Was Suffering Unbearably and Asked You to Assist Them in Their Dying, How Likely, If at All, Would You Be to Consider Assisting Them, Even Though This Would Currently Be Breaking The Law?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/
Populus & Dignity and Choice in Dying, If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
If a terminally ill loved one was suffering unbearably and asked you to assist them in their dying, how likely, if at all, would you be to consider assisting them, even though this would currently be breaking the law? [Graph], Populus, & Dignity and Choice in Dying, June 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477162/breaking-law-on-assisted-dying-united-kingdom-uk/
