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NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Americans are split on whether euthanasia should be legalized in the United States, results from an Angus Reid online survey indicate.
The online survey found 42 percent of respondents favored legalizing euthanasia while 36 percent opposed its legalization, results released by Angus Reid from New York Wednesday showed.
Seventy percent of respondents said they thought legalizing euthanasia would give people who are suffering the chance to ease their pain. Sixty 60 percent said legalization would set up clearer guidelines for physicians to consult when dealing with end-of-life decisions, results showed.
However, 52 percent of respondents said they thought legalizing euthanasia wouldn't sufficiently protect vulnerable people. Respondents were split on whether legalizing euthanasia would send the message that the lives of the sick or disabled are less valuable, with 44 percent saying they thought it would and 44 percent saying they disagreed.
The online survey results were based on a sample of 1,001 American adults conducted Feb. 4-5. The margin of error is 3.1 percent.
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