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Legalizing Assisted Suicide

New Poll Claims Majority of Americans Favor Legalizing Assisted Suicide

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll finds a majority of Americans would support their own state following Oregon's lead and legalizing assisted suicide. The results, if accurate, should be a concern for pro-life advocates who are working hard to stop Washington and other states from following suit. Knowledge Networks conducted the survey online and about 66 percent of the 1,100 people polled said they would favor legalizing assisted suicide. Other results from the survey showed more than 80 percent of Americans believe neither the government, the church nor a third party should decide when people should have a right to die. Yet the poll also found just 50 percent of Americans over 60 and only 25 percent of younger people have a living will or some other form of advanced directive spelling out their medical treatment decisions. The survey also found half of Americans think they could become the primary caregiver for an elderly family member or friend. The result of the survey don't mesh with other polls showing a much lower level of support for assisted suicide. A September 2007 Harris Poll found only 39 percent supported "physician assisted suicide" with another 31 percent opposing it and 21 percent not sure of their position. Backers of assisted suicide were much less strongly supportive of it than those who oppose the practice.
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Suicide Assisted Legalizing

I am not shocked that his would get a great amount of support. This would have to be one of the hardest decisions in life to make or allow a loved one to make. I have seen strong men wither and die like dried up prunes and know they would have took the option had it been there.

My only objection to it is when I look deep in my spirit and know murder is murder is murder.

Some times we envision living a certain way as unacceptable then you meet a person in that difficulty to find out not only they are content but have caused or are doing something earth shattering because of that difficulty.

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I feel that is where living wills come in or DNRs come in I know I would not want to suck up my families savings by laying in a hospital as a vegetable. I would want my organs to be given to someone who has a better chance at living and let me go. I believe in the DNR instead of assisted suicide. I feel the assisted suicide is too much like murder.