Euthanasia, the practice of ending a life prematurely in order to end pain and suffering, is currently considered a criminal offense. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in Ireland but legal in the EU states of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Proponents argue that assisted suicide affords terminally ill people the compassion they deserve. Opponents argue that laws legalising euthanasia are dangerous and could lead to the unnecessary deaths of senior citizens.
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Response rates from 40.8k Ireland voters.
84% Yes |
16% No |
71% Yes |
12% No |
9% Yes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
4% No, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support |
4% Yes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 40.8k Ireland voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 40.8k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9YMTP936mos6MO
Yes, but only if the there is no chance to survive or cannot thrive with their illness and goes through psychological examination to access if they fully understand and accept this choice
@B373QTH 3mos3MO
All of the above, they should be certain that there's no survivability, examined so that they're fully aware of what's happening, and they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support, however this should NEVER be advertised to people who aren't definitely terminal
@9ZT6RYS5mos5MO
No, because there may end up being pressure felt by terminally ill people to ease the ‘burden’ on their families and take assisted suicide
@B57532C1wk1W
No but I do not believe in prosecuting close family members who have assisted a love one to die with dignity unless there is a genuine belief that there was no consent i.e. suspicion of murder.
@9ZMGKRG 6mos6MO
Yes but only if there is absolute no chance of surviving their illness AND after a psychological evaluation understanding their choice
@9YNJPRN 6mos6MO
Yea I think that after a psychological evaluation and proof that their quality of life will not be adequate they should be allowed to make this decision for themselves
@9ZCDJ9Y 6mos6MO
Yes, but only in a system where all care they could require to live comfortably is free so that it does not become the sole option for poorer people.
@9ZCTZV66mos6MO
Yes, but only after a psychological examination that shows they understand this choice and are making it for the right reasons. They should also have to wait for a certain period after their diagnosis before it's allowed, and they should only be able to do it if they will 100% die from this disease and nobody else, not even someone medically responsible for them should be allowed to make the choice for them. It should be a highly regulated process.
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