ZAGREB, April 13 (Hina) - The adoption of a law on "mercy killings" is supported by 54% of Croatian citizens, while 28% believe the issue should not be legally regulated, according to a research conducted by the Gfk market research
centre in March this year.
ZAGREB, April 13 (Hina) - The adoption of a law on "mercy killings"
is supported by 54% of Croatian citizens, while 28% believe the
issue should not be legally regulated, according to a research
conducted by the Gfk market research centre in March this year. #L#
The supporters of the idea that incurably ill people should have the
right to euthanasia are mostly young and highly educated people
(63%), while citizens above the age of 64 are the least willing to
see this matter regulated by a law.
The statement that "life is precious and nobody should have the
right to take it away" was supported by 58% of citizens, while 55%
fully agreed with the statement that "everybody should be able to
decide about their own life and death".
That the right to euthanasia should be one of the basic human rights
and freedoms is supported by 40% of respondents, while 33% believe
that man should endure suffering until the end. Twenty-two percent
of respondents believe euthanasia is murder and should therefore be
banned.
The research also shows that 69% of respondents are familiar with
the term euthanasia while 31% have never heard about it.
Respondents who are familiar with the term mostly live in cities and
are highly educated, have a better social status and are aged
between 25 and 34.
(hina) rml