When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Yes
70%
No
27%
No opinion
3%
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The source worded the question as follows: "When a person has a disease that cannot be cured, do you think doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient’s life by some painless means if the patient and his or her family request it?"
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Legalization of euthanasia on the patient's request 2013
This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among adult Americans on euthanasia. The survey asked if, when a person has a disease that cannot be cured, doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it. 70 percent of respondents affirmed that doctors should be legally allowed to end someone's life painlessly on their own request.
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Gallup. (May 29, 2013). When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/
Gallup. "When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it?." Chart. May 29, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/
Gallup. (2013). When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/
Gallup. "When Someone Has An Incurable Disease, Should Doctors Be Allowed by Law to End The Patient's Life Painlessly If The Patient and Their Family Request It?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 May 2013, /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/
Gallup, When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
When someone has an incurable disease, should doctors be allowed by law to end the patient's life painlessly if the patient and their family request it? [Graph], Gallup, May 29, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/260668/legalization-of-euthanasia-on-the-patients-request/
