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4. Assisted dying (12)Question 11: If a patient with intractable <strong>and</strong> unbearable pain <strong>and</strong> suffering, who is not terminally ill,asks me to end his or her <strong>life</strong>, I would do so if doctor-assisted dying were legal.Stronglyagree + Agree12%Neutral7%Disagree81%Figure 11: Terminal illness as a requirement for assisted dying34

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