For the first time, the annual report delved into race and ethnic data of those who underwent assisted dying.
  • jetAEnglish
    6·
    13 hours ago

    Nearly all of those who requested assisted dying - around 96% - had a foreseeable natural death. The remaining 4% were granted euthanasia due to having a long-term chronic illness and where a natural death was not imminent.

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      11 hours ago

      Yeah, this is a classic example of a misleading statistic. Most people die of cancer, heart disease, or other age-related illnesses. Most people dying of those things probably don’t enjoy their last weeks. 1/20 going for euthanasia is not a huge number, even though it sounds HUGE when you first read it.

      • Tilgare@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        10 hours ago

        It also makes sense that a new law like this would cause an atypical surge of demand for a certain period of time.