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JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt mt SURVEY maltatoday | SUNDAY • 15 JUNE 2025 9 Support for voluntary euthanasia on cusp of absolute majority Overall support for euthanasia stands at 49.1% • 21.9% undecided on euthanasia proposal • Support among under-35s surges to 64% • 45% of pensioners oppose euthanasia • Just over 50% of PN voters against euthanasia • 62% of PL voters in favour of euthanasia reform THE first MaltaToday survey since the government issued its White Pa- per proposing voluntary assisted eu- thanasia indicates that just under half of respondents agree with the pro- posed law. The survey shows that less than a third are opposed but a fifth of the electorate are undecided on the is- sue. In the survey, respondents were asked whether persons suffering from a terminal illness and given six months to live by doctors should have the legal right to end their life with medical assistance, as suggest- ed in the new bill, which is still at the public consultation stage. The survey shows that just under half of respondents (49.1%) agree with the proposal, 29.1% are op- posed, and a substantial 21.8% are still undecided. When considering the survey's margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points, this means that support for the bill could range be- tween 46% and 53%. A survey held by the Times of Malta in February, before the White Paper was issued, showed that 57% supported the introduction of vol- untary euthanasia. The MaltaToday survey coincided with increased de- bate on the topic, on which the local CONTINUES NEXT PAGE > maltatoday Voluntary assisted euthanasia Polling and market research since 2002 SURVEY Yes No Don't know 49.1 29.1 21.8 Should a person diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months to live by doctors have the legal right to end their life with the assistance of a doctor? All voters Age Gender Region Education Current¯voters All voters