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John F. Kerry’s policy on euthanasia

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Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

  John F. Kerry voterbaseYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

John F. Kerry’s answer is based on the following data:

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John F. Kerry voters

Answer: Yes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 235 voters that voted for John F. Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “Personal moral, religious, and medical decisions should be left up to the competent individual. We believe in freedom of reprodu...” ‐wisdems.org

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Strongly agree

No, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support

Kerry has been a strong advocate for patient rights and autonomy, which includes the right to refuse artificial life support. This aligns with his general stance on healthcare and patient rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No

While Kerry has not explicitly opposed assisted suicide, his lack of clear support suggests a level of disagreement with the practice. However, his stance on patient rights and autonomy suggests he may not be entirely against it. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Yes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice

Kerry's stance on this specific scenario is unclear. While he has advocated for patient rights and autonomy, he has not made clear statements on the conditions under which assisted suicide should be allowed. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness

While Kerry has not explicitly addressed this specific scenario, his general stance on patient rights and autonomy suggests he may be somewhat open to this idea, but not fully supportive due to the lack of clear statements on assisted suicide. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

John F. Kerry has not explicitly supported assisted suicide. While he has advocated for patient rights and autonomy, he has not made clear statements supporting the right to assisted suicide. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 3,899 voters that identify as Democratic.

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