Pew Report: Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments

Today, the Pew Research Center released a new report titled Views on End-of-Life Medical Treatments.



The report totals nearly 90 pages.  But one of the top-line takeaways is this:  "When asked about end-of-life decisions for other people, two-thirds of Americans (66%) say there are at least some situations in which a patient should be allowed to die, while nearly a third (31%) say that medical professionals always should do everything possible to save a patient’s life."



"Over the last quarter-century, the balance of opinion has moved modestly away from the majority position on this issue. While still a minority, the share of the public that says doctors and nurses should do everything possible to save a patient’s life has gone up 9 percentage points since 2005 and 16 points since 1990."