
Jin Schofield (9) STAFF REPORTER
INTRODUCTION
Recently in the media, many stories have been published involving the wish of those wanting to be euthanized being revoked by hospitals, or restricted in a way that goes against the will of that person. These stories have sparked discussions about whether euthanasia should be legal – a battle between those who believe euthanasia to be a right, and others who see it as inhumane killing. This topic of euthanasia is very controversial, and each opinion on the issue is deeply connected to a person’s values, beliefs, and experiences. It is for these reasons that I hoped to find the factors of someone’s personality or life experiences that cause a certain opinion of euthanasia. Within this paper, I will guide you through the results of a survey I conducted within Richmond Hill, involving 72 participants, and the testing of 31 independent variables to find the most influential factors in the determination of my dependent variable, opinion on euthanasia. Of these 31 independent variables, the three that were found to be the most significant allowed me to form the following three questions: