Public Supports Physician-Assisted Suicide

Last week, there was a lot on social media about a young lady with terminal brain cancer choosing to die. This should not have been a big story. It should have just been a private tragedy involving her and her family. It only received so much attention because most of our states deny the terminally-ill the right to die with dignity -- even if it means they will suffer horribly for weeks or months.

This is just not right, and should be changed as soon as possible. And the majority of Americans agree. About 58% of Americans favor physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill patients who have less than 6 months to live -- and when you break it down demographically, nearly every single group agrees (with only Republicans and Blacks showing less than 50% in agreement). It's time for politicians to listen to the public, and show a little sympathy for the dying.

The chart above is from a YouGov Poll -- taken between October 28th and 30th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with about a 4 point margin of error.