This statistic displays the result of a 2018 survey asking individuals in Great Britain if they would support or oppose the proposed change in the law to allow those with a terminal illness to end their life. 75 percent of respondents said they would support an assisted dying law, while only 11 percent opposed such a move.
Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life?
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ComRes, & Daily Mirror. (June 27, 2018). Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/
ComRes, und Daily Mirror. "Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life?." Chart. June 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/
ComRes, Daily Mirror. (2018). Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/
ComRes, and Daily Mirror. "Would You Support or Oppose a Proposed Change in The Law to Allow Someone with a Terminal Illness to End Their Life?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/
ComRes & Daily Mirror, Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Would you support or oppose a proposed change in the law to allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life? [Graph], ComRes, & Daily Mirror, June 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/898971/support-for-changing-the-assisted-dying-law-in-great-britain/