The Economist asks:

Will Royal Assent be given to UK and/or Scottish parliamentary legislation legalizing or decriminalizing assisted dying before 1 October 2025?

Started Jan 24, 2025 06:00PM UTC
Closing Oct 01, 2025 07:01AM UTC

Right-to-die advocates in the UK continue to push for the legalization of euthanasia, assisted dying and/or assisted suicide (Economist, UK Parliament - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, CARE, Scottish Parliament - Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Royal College of Nursing, UK Parliament - Royal Assent). The date the legislation would take effect is immaterial, and limits on who may assist (e.g., doctors) or who may seek assistance (e.g., terminally ill patients) is immaterial. For the purposes of this question, euthanasia and assisted suicide are considered "assisted dying."

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Possible Answer Crowd Forecast Change in last 24 hours Change in last week
Yes, only to UK parliamentary legislation 17.09% -2.18% -5.61%
Yes, only to Scottish parliamentary legislation 10.96% +0.51% -0.89%
Yes, both 17.74% +0.10% +0.84%
No 54.22% +1.58% +5.67%

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