The Sunday Times
24 November 2024
Two thirds of country back assisted dying
This weekend, a study drawing on the polling of more than 15,000 people by the think tank More in Common found the public almost five times as likely to support assisted dying as not, when they have a view, with 65 per cent in favour and only 13 per cent opposed. Nearly a quarter (22 per cent) were undecided.
Fifty-five per cent of those surveyed said they would consider assisted dying if they were diagnosed with a terminal illness. Of those who are against assisted dying, 58 per cent were religious. The position holds irrespective of political affiliation, age, gender, nation, ethnicity and educational attainment. The highest proportion of people who strongly support assisted dying was among 65-74-year-olds (44 per cent).