More Californians Back Access to Life-Ending Medications

A Field Poll released yesterday found that 69% of Californians support terminally ill patients having access to lethal doses of medications, up from 63% in 1975.  The poll also found that support for abortion rights has increased substantially from 1975.

• "Attitudes Shift on Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage" (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/5).
• "California Voters Increasingly 'Tolerant'" (Marelius, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8/5).
• "California Voters' Views Shift Left on Some Key Issues" (Riley, Riverside Press-Enterprise, 8/4).