77 percent of people with disabilities concerned about assisted suicide

A British poll has found that 77% of people with disability aged 18-24 and 71% of disabled people aged 25-34 were "concerned about pressure being placed on other disabled people to end their lives prematurely", if there were a change in the law on assisted suicide".

Assisted suicide has become the subject of major debate in Britain recently with euthanasia supporters increasingly determined to challenge the law. Pro-life advocates have cautioned that the push will lead to a situation where vulnerable people will come under pressure to end their lives.

The survey was welcomed by SPUC Pro-Life, a leading anti-euthanasia organisation. Anthony Ozimic, SPUC Pro-Life's communications manager, commented: "We welcome this survey and take encouragement from its findings. Scope, which commissioned the survey, is not part of the pro-life movement and there is no suggestion of it being partisan. The survey's questions were worded fairly, unlike recent general public opinion polls which use the pro-euthanasia lobby's euphemisms, such as 'assisted dying'."

"Disabled people, including young adults, are increasingly alarmed by the celebrity-driven push for legalising assisted suicide. Disabled people want help to live well and die naturally, not lethal injections or poison-pills", concluded Mr Ozimic.