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Yes 53.7% No 38.3% Do Not Know/Refused 08.0%
Pain/Life Quality Issues 48.1% Rights Issue 42.9% Other 07.7% Do Not Know/Refused 01.2%
35-44 Age Group 14% Less Likely Than the Average To Oppose Euthanasia 45-54 Age Group 15% Less Likely Than the Average To Oppose Euthanasia 55-64 Age Group 12% More Likely Than the Average To Oppose Euthanasia 65+ Age Group 26% More Likely Than the Average To Oppose Euthanasia (65+ Age Group are 47% More Likely to Oppose Than the 35-54 Age Group)
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Yes (Wrong Answer) 54.1% Yes (Wrong Answer) 59.6% No 42.1% No 38.0% Do Not Know/Refused 03.8% Do Not Know/Refused 02.4%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Yes 57.4% Yes 55.9% No (Wrong Answer) 32.8% No (Wrong Answer) 35.5% Do Not Know/Refused 09.8% Do Not Know/Refused 08.6%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 76.8% Concerned 66.0% No Concern 21.6% No Concern 31.8% Do Not Know/Refused 01.7% Do Not Know/Refused 02.2%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 73.6% Concerned 63.6% No Concern 24.9% No Concern 35.2% Do Not Know/Refused 01.5% Do Not Know/Refused 01.2%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 82.3% Concerned 76.1% No Concern 16.6% No Concern 23.3% Do Not Know/Refused 01.1% Do Not Know/Refused 00.6%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 86.2% Concerned 79.3% No Concern 12.3% No Concern 18.8% Do Not Know/Refused 01.5% Do Not Know/Refused 01.9%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 79.9% Concerned 71.3% No Concern 19.6% No Concern 28.7% Do Not Know/Refused 00.5% Do Not Know/Refused 00.0%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Concerned 78.1% Concerned 66.4% No Concern 21.4% No Concern 33.3% Do Not Know/Refused 00.5% Do Not Know/Refused 00.3%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters No 59.2% No 42.9% Yes 29.7% Yes 44.4% Do Not Know/Refused 11.1% Do Not Know/Refused 12.7%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Agree 71.0% Agree 67.3% Disagree 21.4% Disagree 24.1% Do Not Know/Refused 07.6% Do Not Know/Refused 08.6%
All Respondents Euthanasia Supporters Yes 80.6% Yes 67.3% No 15.8% No 30.0% Do Not Know/Refused 03.6% Do Not Know/Refused 02.7%
Poll Sample Size:603 Adults BC Wide Poll Margin of Error: Plus or Minus 4% (19 Times Out of Twenty) Polling Company: TTI Market Explorers Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: 37 Organizations Representing 338,000 British Columbians Contacts: Dr. Will Johnston 324 4155 Yoseph Thomson 266 1313 Current Legal Status Of Euthanasia in Canada: 1994 The Supreme Court of Canada upholds the Criminal Code's prohibition against assisted suicide. 1995 A special Senate committee recommends no change in Criminal Code prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide but also recommends reduced penalties for such offenses. 1996 The Liberal Party of Canada passes a resolution favoring decriminalization of assisted suicide. The federal government, however, says it has no immediate plans to introduce new legislation. 1997 Having been convicted of killing his disabled daughter, Robert Latimer is granted a new trial after evidence of jury tampering by the prosecution comes to light. A panel reviewing the case of a Halifax doctor (Nancy Morrison) charged with killing a dying patient recommends reduced penalties for euthanasia. A Liberal Senator (Sharon Carstairs ) announces plans to introduce a bill to liberalize the law on assisted suicide. Current Legal Status Of Euthanasia Internationally: Holland: Euthanasia technically illegal but physicians who meet certain criteria are not prosecuted for voluntary euthanasia. USA: US Supreme Court decided in 1997 that there is no right to assisted suicide in the Constitution. Oregon voters go to the polls in November, 1997 to decide on a measure allowing physicians to assist suicides. UK: Select Committee of the British House of Lords opposed euthanasia in its 1994 report. Australia: In 1997 Parliament repealed the world's only effective law (in the Northern Territory) authorizing physician-assisting suicide.
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