WASHINGTON D.C., June 1 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The National Right to Life’s daily commentary on Tuesday discussed the priority American voters place on candidates’ views about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Despite mainstream claims that life issues are secondary in relevance, NRLC noted that according to a May l9-23 Wirthlin poll of 1001 people 18 years of age and older, 64% said that a candidate’s views on euthanasia and assisted suicide were important to them. They were “Very Important” for 31% of respondents and “Somewhat Important” for 33% “in determining their vote.” Furthermore, “By more than a 2-1 margin – 65% to 32% – the respondents said they were more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes assisted suicide/euthanasia.”
The support is deep as well as broad, claims NRCL, observing that among the 31% of people for whom the issue is very important, “exactly 81% told Wirthlin Worldwide that they were more likely to vote for a candidate who opposes assisted suicide/euthanasia to only 18% who say they were more likely to vote for a candidate who favors them – a margin of more than 4-1. Interestingly, there was a negligible percentage who said either that it “Depends on the candidate” or “Don’t know/refused to answer.”
See the full May 31 commentary.