Views on end-of-life medical treatments : growing minority of Americans say doctors should do everything possible to keep patients alive

At a time of national debate over health care costs and insurance, a Pew Research Center survey on end-of-life decisions finds most Americans say there are some circumstances in which doctors and nurses should allow a patient to die. At the same time, however, a growing minority says that medical professionals should do everything possible to save a patient's life in all circumstances.

View the report by PewResearchCenter.