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Poll: qathet respondents split on medically assisted dying plan

Results nearly even based on answers within and outside community
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The Peak polled 545 readers and asked the question: Should the federal government expand assisted dying to include people with mental illness?

The poll ran from 2/2/2024 to 3/18/2024. Of the 545 votes, we can determine that 336 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

Yes 50.89% local, 48.44% total    
No 49.11% local, 51.56% total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of readers who are located in the qathet region. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 4.11%, 19 times out of 20.

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