Who's not afraid of Proposal B? An analysis of exit-poll data from Michigan's vote on physician-assisted suicide.
In November 1998, Michigan voters rejected Proposal B, a citizen initiative that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Although polls had long indicated overwhelming support for PAS, support for Proposal B declined before the election. We analyzed exit-poll data to characterize oppo...
| Published in: | Politics & the Life Sciences Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 42 - 49 |
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