2012 Ballot Question

2012 Massachusetts Ballot Question 2

Summary: Should a doctor be legally allowed to prescribe medication, at a terminally ill patient’s request, to end that patient’s life?

Voting Statistics, Town by Town

Question 2: Allow doctor-assisted suicide. NO - 51% - 1,516,584 votes. YES - 49% - 1,453,742 votes.

Source: archive.boston.com

“Difference” measures percent difference between no and yes votes.

TownsPrecinctsYesNoTotal votesYes %No %Difference
Abington5 of 53,6004,3777,97745.1%54.9%9.7%
Acton6 of 65,8195,00510,82453.8%46.2%-7.5%
Acushnet3 of 31,8603,2045,06436.7%63.3%26.5%
Adams5 of 51,9281,8643,79250.8%49.2%-1.7%
Agawam8 of 86,0887,80113,88943.8%56.2%12.3%
Alford1 of 12316129279.1%20.9%-58.2%
Amesbury6 of 64,5263,6608,18655.3%44.7%-10.6%
Amherst10 of 1010,4313,98914,42072.3%27.7%-44.7%
Andover11 of 119,2568,84218,09851.1%48.9%-2.3%
Aquinnah1 of 12048428870.8%29.2%-41.7%
Arlington21 of 2114,35210,64825,00057.4%42.6%-14.8%
Ashburnham1 of 11,6211,4893,11052.1%47.9%-4.2%
Ashby1 of 19348641,79851.9%48.1%-3.9%
Ashfield1 of 18022881,09073.6%26.4%-47.2%
Ashland5 of 54,4103,8798,28953.2%46.8%-6.4%
Athol3 of 32,2392,3594,59848.7%51.3%2.6%
Attleboro12 of 128,4699,69618,16546.6%53.4%6.8%
Auburn5 of 53,8244,6948,51844.9%55.1%10.2%
Avon1 of 19913441,33574.2%25.8%-48.5%
Ayer2 of 21,7441,7873,53149.4%50.6%1.2%
Barnstable13 of 1311,93412,60624,54048.6%51.4%2.7%
Barre2 of 21,3281,3402,66849.8%50.2%0.4%
Becket1 of 168625193773.2%26.8%-46.4%
Bedford4 of 44,1503,2317,38156.2%43.8%-12.5%
Belchertown4 of 43,8963,5107,40652.6%47.4%-5.2%
Bellingham6 of 63,8734,4028,27546.8%53.2%6.4%
Belmont8 of 87,6225,85313,47556.6%43.4%-13.1%
Berkley2 of 21,5281,6893,21747.5%52.5%5.0%
Berlin1 of 19488191,76753.7%46.3%-7.3%
Bernardston1 of 16374841,12156.8%43.2%-13.6%
Beverly12 of 129,89310,25320,14649.1%50.9%1.8%
Billerica11 of 118,94610,64719,59345.7%54.3%8.7%
Blackstone3 of 31,9532,2504,20346.5%53.5%7.1%
Blandford1 of 135529865354.4%45.6%-8.7%
Bolton1 of 11,6811,3313,01255.8%44.2%-11.6%
Boston254 of 254111,852107,377219,22951.0%49.0%-2.0%
Bourne7 of 74,8135,0679,88048.7%51.3%2.6%
Boxborough1 of 11,6571,1912,84858.2%41.8%-16.4%
Boxford3 of 32,7582,2915,04954.6%45.4%-9.2%
Boylston1 of 11,3411,2602,60151.6%48.4%-3.1%
Braintree12 of 127,82510,90718,73241.8%58.2%16.5%
Brewster3 of 33,4182,8566,27454.5%45.5%-9.0%
Bridgewater7 of 75,2556,38511,64045.1%54.9%9.7%
Brimfield1 of 19751,0392,01448.4%51.6%3.2%
Brockton28 of 2811,30519,91131,21636.2%63.8%27.6%
Brookfield1 of 18498241,67350.7%49.3%-1.5%
Brookline16 of 1617,8048,88326,68766.7%33.3%-33.4%
Buckland1 of 16363751,01162.9%37.1%-25.8%
Burlington7 of 75,4987,39012,88842.7%57.3%14.7%
Cambridge34 of 3430,90914,63945,54867.9%32.1%-35.7%
Canton6 of 65,6406,36712,00747.0%53.0%6.1%
Carlisle1 of 12,0971,1763,27364.1%35.9%-28.1%
Carver3 of 32,7713,1725,94346.6%53.4%6.7%
Charlemont1 of 138723161862.6%37.4%-25.2%
Charlton4 of 43,0573,4846,54146.7%53.3%6.5%
Chatham1 of 12,4012,0464,44754.0%46.0%-8.0%
Chelmsford9 of 98,84610,09118,93746.7%53.3%6.6%
Chelsea16 of 162,8474,2527,09940.1%59.9%19.8%
Cheshire1 of 19287791,70754.4%45.6%-8.7%
Chester1 of 134331365652.3%47.7%-4.6%
Chesterfield1 of 146824070866.1%33.9%-32.2%
Chicopee20 of 208,80013,53222,33239.4%60.6%21.2%
Chilmark1 of 154215469677.9%22.1%-55.7%
Clarksburg1 of 140843684448.3%51.7%3.3%
Clinton4 of 42,5023,3375,83942.8%57.2%14.3%
Cohasset2 of 22,3582,3644,72249.9%50.1%0.1%
Colrain1 of 154032386362.6%37.4%-25.1%
Concord5 of 56,5694,03610,60561.9%38.1%-23.9%
Conway1 of 18793521,23171.4%28.6%-42.8%
Cummington1 of 137314752071.7%28.3%-43.5%
Dalton2 of 21,6731,6393,31250.5%49.5%-1.0%
Danvers8 of 86,4357,80914,24445.2%54.8%9.6%
Dartmouth9 of 96,9008,63815,53844.4%55.6%11.2%
Dedham7 of 76,0266,95512,98146.4%53.6%7.2%
Deerfield1 of 11,7511,1882,93959.6%40.4%-19.2%
Dennis5 of 54,2614,6528,91347.8%52.2%4.4%
Dighton2 of 21,5521,9803,53243.9%56.1%12.1%
Douglas3 of 32,1882,2334,42149.5%50.5%1.0%
Dover1 of 11,9261,5483,47455.4%44.6%-10.9%
Dracut10 of 106,1308,36214,49242.3%57.7%15.4%
Dudley3 of 32,1272,8755,00242.5%57.5%15.0%
Dunstable1 of 11,0308141,84455.9%44.1%-11.7%
Duxbury5 of 63,8214,0837,90448.3%51.7%3.3%
East Bridgewater4 of 43,3313,8017,13246.7%53.3%6.6%
East Brookfield1 of 14906451,13543.2%56.8%13.7%
Eastham1 of 11,9681,6393,60754.6%45.4%-9.1%
Easthampton5 of 54,9753,8298,80456.5%43.5%-13.0%
East Longmeadow4 of 43,5794,7238,30243.1%56.9%13.8%
Easton6 of 65,4026,12411,52646.9%53.1%6.3%
Edgartown1 of 11,5139222,43562.1%37.9%-24.3%
Egremont1 of 162117879977.7%22.3%-55.4%
Erving1 of 138536775251.2%48.8%-2.4%
Essex1 of 11,2408722,11258.7%41.3%-17.4%
Everett12 of 124,5297,35511,88438.1%61.9%23.8%
Fairhaven6 of 63,6634,2407,90346.3%53.7%7.3%
Fall River29 of 299,96917,07027,03936.9%63.1%26.3%
Falmouth9 of 99,9418,86918,81052.8%47.2%-5.7%
Fitchburg12 of 125,7007,97513,67541.7%58.3%16.6%
Florida1 of 121315436758.0%42.0%-16.1%
Foxborough5 of 54,4265,0379,46346.8%53.2%6.5%
Framingham18 of 1813,44713,15326,60050.6%49.4%-1.1%
Franklin8 of 87,9588,91216,87047.2%52.8%5.7%
Freetown3 of 32,1242,4154,53946.8%53.2%6.4%
Gardner10 of 103,3154,6357,95041.7%58.3%16.6%
Georgetown3 of 32,4012,4034,80450.0%50.0%0.0%
Gill1 of 155330385664.6%35.4%-29.2%
Gloucester10 of 108,0066,76014,76654.2%45.8%-8.4%
Goshen1 of 137622660262.5%37.5%-24.9%
Gosnold1 of 160248471.4%28.6%-42.9%
Grafton5 of 54,5484,7449,29248.9%51.1%2.1%
Granby2 of 21,6761,7643,44048.7%51.3%2.6%
Granville1 of 145540085553.2%46.8%-6.4%
Great Barrington4 of 42,2701,1643,43466.1%33.9%-32.2%
Greenfield9 of 94,8383,2878,12559.5%40.5%-19.1%
Groton3 of 33,4042,5385,94257.3%42.7%-14.6%
Groveland2 of 21,9591,9333,89250.3%49.7%-0.7%
Hadley1 of 11,6901,2622,95257.2%42.8%-14.5%
Halifax2 of 21,8292,1253,95446.3%53.7%7.5%
Hamilton3 of 32,2382,1174,35551.4%48.6%-2.8%
Hampden1 of 11,2481,5562,80444.5%55.5%11.0%
Hancock1 of 125711036770.0%30.0%-40.1%
Hanover4 of 43,3634,7128,07541.6%58.4%16.7%
Hanson3 of 32,5072,9785,48545.7%54.3%8.6%
Hardwick1 of 16916081,29953.2%46.8%-6.4%
Harvard1 of 12,2271,2843,51163.4%36.6%-26.9%
Harwich4 of 43,9973,8747,87150.8%49.2%-1.6%
Hatfield1 of 11,1348692,00356.6%43.4%-13.2%
Haverhill21 of 2112,27314,28426,55746.2%53.8%7.6%
Hawley1 of 11197519461.3%38.7%-22.7%
Heath1 of 124218142357.2%42.8%-14.4%
Hingham7 of 76,5837,15613,73947.9%52.1%4.2%
Hinsdale1 of 16353861,02162.2%37.8%-24.4%
Holbrook4 of 42,1783,0695,24741.5%58.5%17.0%
Holden5 of 54,7055,55610,26145.9%54.1%8.3%
Holland1 of 16586081,26652.0%48.0%-3.9%
Holliston4 of 44,0434,0158,05850.2%49.8%-0.3%
Holyoke14 of 145,6608,95714,61738.7%61.3%22.6%
Hopedale1 of 11,5061,6893,19547.1%52.9%5.7%
Hopkinton4 of 44,4563,9618,41752.9%47.1%-5.9%
Hubbardston1 of 11,2481,2532,50149.9%50.1%0.2%
Hudson7 of 74,7734,9649,73749.0%51.0%2.0%
Hull3 of 33,1972,6825,87954.4%45.6%-8.8%
Huntington1 of 15695161,08552.4%47.6%-4.9%
Ipswich4 of 44,4553,6608,11554.9%45.1%-9.8%
Kingston4 of 43,1963,6196,81546.9%53.1%6.2%
Lakeville3 of 32,7102,9605,67047.8%52.2%4.4%
Lancaster2 of 21,6501,9713,62145.6%54.4%8.9%
Lanesborough1 of 11,0165351,55165.5%34.5%-31.0%
Lawrence24 of 245,23111,89017,12130.6%69.4%38.9%
Lee1 of 11,5011,3182,81953.2%46.8%-6.5%
Leicester4 of 42,3513,0505,40143.5%56.5%12.9%
Lenox1 of 11,7311,1402,87160.3%39.7%-20.6%
Leominster15 of 157,56910,33117,90042.3%57.7%15.4%
Leverett1 of 19302591,18978.2%21.8%-56.4%
Lexington9 of 910,8366,70217,53861.8%38.2%-23.6%
Leyden1 of 131613044670.9%29.1%-41.7%
Lincoln2 of 22,3441,2203,56465.8%34.2%-31.5%
Littleton3 of 3000#DIV/0!#DIV/0!#DIV/0!
Longmeadow5 of 54,6624,4999,16150.9%49.1%-1.8%
Lowell33 of 3312,46816,97229,44042.4%57.6%15.3%
Ludlow6 of 63,6005,6399,23939.0%61.0%22.1%
Lunenburg4 of 42,8142,9425,75648.9%51.1%2.2%
Lynn28 of 2811,74517,06828,81340.8%59.2%18.5%
Lynnfield4 of 43,1013,8726,97344.5%55.5%11.1%
Malden16 of 168,39910,84619,24543.6%56.4%12.7%
Manchester1 of 11,9471,4543,40157.2%42.8%-14.5%
Mansfield6 of 65,6275,96311,59048.6%51.4%2.9%
Marblehead6 of 67,0445,02612,07058.4%41.6%-16.7%
Marion1 of 1000#DIV/0!#DIV/0!#DIV/0!
Marlborough14 of 147,7588,15715,91548.7%51.3%2.5%
Marshfield7 of 76,8657,85414,71946.6%53.4%6.7%
Mashpee5 of 53,8294,2468,07547.4%52.6%5.2%
Mattapoisett1 of 11,9661,8953,86150.9%49.1%-1.8%
Maynard4 of 43,0512,5785,62954.2%45.8%-8.4%
Medfield4 of 43,4433,6937,13648.2%51.8%3.5%
Medford16 of 1612,58813,44526,03348.4%51.6%3.3%
Medway4 of 43,3873,6036,99048.5%51.5%3.1%
Melrose14 of 147,2817,53614,81749.1%50.9%1.7%
Mendon1 of 11,7071,6633,37050.7%49.3%-1.3%
Merrimac2 of 21,8131,6763,48952.0%48.0%-3.9%
Methuen12 of 128,09512,50420,59939.3%60.7%21.4%
Middleborough6 of 65,3025,71411,01648.1%51.9%3.7%
Middlefield1 of 11999329268.2%31.8%-36.3%
Middleton2 of 22,1722,3524,52448.0%52.0%4.0%
Milford8 of 85,4606,96312,42344.0%56.0%12.1%
Millbury4 of 43,0183,5896,60745.7%54.3%8.6%
Millis3 of 32,3592,2884,64750.8%49.2%-1.5%
Millville1 of 17427871,52948.5%51.5%2.9%
Milton10 of 106,6398,62815,26743.5%56.5%13.0%
Monroe1 of 126245052.0%48.0%-4.0%
Monson3 of 32,1192,0554,17450.8%49.2%-1.5%
Montague6 of 62,4831,6264,10960.4%39.6%-20.9%
Monterey1 of 137412850274.5%25.5%-49.0%
Montgomery1 of 127522249755.3%44.7%-10.7%
Mount Washington1 of 1871510285.3%14.7%-70.6%
Nahant1 of 11,1881,0412,22953.3%46.7%-6.6%
Nantucket1 of 13,8012,0295,83065.2%34.8%-30.4%
Natick10 of 109,7748,45118,22553.6%46.4%-7.3%
Needham10 of 108,5737,59516,16853.0%47.0%-6.0%
New Ashford1 of 11203115179.5%20.5%-58.9%
New Bedford36 of 3611,59619,33230,92837.5%62.5%25.0%
New Braintree1 of 129025854852.9%47.1%-5.8%
Newbury2 of 22,5551,8204,37558.4%41.6%-16.8%
Newburyport7 of 76,3824,26210,64460.0%40.0%-19.9%
New Marlborough1 of 160121781873.5%26.5%-46.9%
New Salem1 of 138519958465.9%34.1%-31.8%
Newton32 of 3226,84915,89342,74262.8%37.2%-25.6%
Norfolk3 of 32,7842,7995,58349.9%50.1%0.3%
North Adams5 of 52,8982,5315,42953.4%46.6%-6.8%
Northampton14 of 1411,0204,06315,08373.1%26.9%-46.1%
North Andover8 of 86,7637,97314,73645.9%54.1%8.2%
North Attleborough9 of 96,4087,44913,85746.2%53.8%7.5%
Northborough4 of 44,0614,0848,14549.9%50.1%0.3%
Northbridge4 of 43,1234,2977,42042.1%57.9%15.8%
North Brookfield1 of 11,0451,2872,33244.8%55.2%10.4%
Northfield1 of 19376591,59658.7%41.3%-17.4%
North Reading4 of 43,7994,7428,54144.5%55.5%11.0%
Norton5 of 54,2674,5888,85548.2%51.8%3.6%
Norwell3 of 32,9773,3146,29147.3%52.7%5.4%
Norwood9 of 95,8358,16213,99741.7%58.3%16.6%
Oak Bluffs1 of 11,6451,0102,65562.0%38.0%-23.9%
Oakham1 of 15615681,12949.7%50.3%0.6%
Orange2 of 21,6271,4973,12452.1%47.9%-4.2%
Orleans1 of 12,4621,8844,34656.6%43.4%-13.3%
Otis1 of 152728080765.3%34.7%-30.6%
Oxford4 of 42,7523,6406,39243.1%56.9%13.9%
Palmer5 of 52,3253,1185,44342.7%57.3%14.6%
Paxton1 of 11,1851,3042,48947.6%52.4%4.8%
Peabody19 of 1910,72614,86425,59041.9%58.1%16.2%
Pelham1 of 163422485873.9%26.1%-47.8%
Pembroke5 of 54,5025,0479,54947.1%52.9%5.7%
Pepperell3 of 33,2733,0676,34051.6%48.4%-3.2%
Peru1 of 132014246269.3%30.7%-38.5%
Petersham1 of 145035480456.0%44.0%-11.9%
Phillipston1 of 149344693952.5%47.5%-5.0%
Pittsfield14 of 1410,1338,83018,96353.4%46.6%-6.9%
Plainfield1 of 126611037670.7%29.3%-41.5%
Plainville3 of 32,1102,2124,32248.8%51.2%2.4%
Plymouth15 of 1514,06715,34129,40847.8%52.2%4.3%
Plympton1 of 19038021,70553.0%47.0%-5.9%
Princeton1 of 11,2779812,25856.6%43.4%-13.1%
Provincetown1 of 11,8025002,30278.3%21.7%-56.6%
Quincy30 of 3017,10220,17737,27945.9%54.1%8.2%
Randolph12 of 125,0908,87213,96236.5%63.5%27.1%
Raynham6 of 62,9303,7976,72743.6%56.4%12.9%
Reading8 of 86,5997,34113,94047.3%52.7%5.3%
Rehoboth3 of 32,9483,1216,06948.6%51.4%2.9%
Revere21 of 216,1088,90515,01340.7%59.3%18.6%
Richmond1 of 156530587064.9%35.1%-29.9%
Rochester1 of 11,4961,5133,00949.7%50.3%0.6%
Rockland6 of 63,7094,7358,44443.9%56.1%12.2%
Rockport3 of 32,6501,9534,60357.6%42.4%-15.1%
Rowe1 of 11448723162.3%37.7%-24.7%
Rowley1 of 11,8761,6243,50053.6%46.4%-7.2%
Royalston2 of 240525566061.4%38.6%-22.7%
Russell1 of 140638278851.5%48.5%-3.0%
Rutland3 of 32,0252,3574,38246.2%53.8%7.6%
Salem14 of 149,5339,35818,89150.5%49.5%-0.9%
Salisbury3 of 32,2401,9124,15253.9%46.1%-7.9%
Sandisfield1 of 131013544569.7%30.3%-39.3%
Sandwich6 of 65,7536,36012,11347.5%52.5%5.0%
Saugus10 of 105,6907,54813,23843.0%57.0%14.0%
Savoy1 of 123211835066.3%33.7%-32.6%
Scituate6 of 65,2615,79711,05847.6%52.4%4.8%
Seekonk4 of 43,3803,6186,99848.3%51.7%3.4%
Sharon5 of 56,0824,05610,13860.0%40.0%-20.0%
Sheffield1 of 11,1406271,76764.5%35.5%-29.0%
Shelburne1 of 17733261,09970.3%29.7%-40.7%
Sherborn1 of 11,5701,0192,58960.6%39.4%-21.3%
Shirley1 of 11,5771,4773,05451.6%48.4%-3.3%
Shrewsbury10 of 107,9369,45217,38845.6%54.4%8.7%
Shutesbury1 of 19812421,22380.2%19.8%-60.4%
Somerset5 of 53,9335,6009,53341.3%58.7%17.5%
Somerville21 of 2121,21011,90433,11464.1%35.9%-28.1%
Southampton1 of 11,8221,6133,43553.0%47.0%-6.1%
Southborough3 of 33,1072,5625,66954.8%45.2%-9.6%
Southbridge5 of 52,1954,0186,21335.3%64.7%29.3%
South Hadley5 of 54,1814,3528,53349.0%51.0%2.0%
Southwick3 of 32,2612,4594,72047.9%52.1%4.2%
Spencer4 of 42,3503,0755,42543.3%56.7%13.4%
Springfield64 of 6416,63531,55448,18934.5%65.5%31.0%
Sterling2 of 22,2662,3974,66348.6%51.4%2.8%
Stockbridge1 of 17873511,13869.2%30.8%-38.3%
Stoneham7 of 75,2146,72211,93643.7%56.3%12.6%
Stoughton8 of 85,8187,57413,39243.4%56.6%13.1%
Stow2 of 22,3511,7464,09757.4%42.6%-14.8%
Sturbridge3 of 32,3562,7945,15045.7%54.3%8.5%
Sudbury6 of 65,9924,23910,23158.6%41.4%-17.1%
Sunderland1 of 11,1506801,83062.8%37.2%-25.7%
Sutton3 of 32,4892,7115,20047.9%52.1%4.3%
Swampscott6 of 64,2723,6917,96353.6%46.4%-7.3%
Swansea5 of 53,3254,3527,67743.3%56.7%13.4%
Taunton16 of 168,83912,74021,57941.0%59.0%18.1%
Templeton3 of 31,5732,1273,70042.5%57.5%15.0%
Tewksbury8 of 87,0268,60915,63544.9%55.1%10.1%
Tisbury1 of 11,5988302,42865.8%34.2%-31.6%
Tolland1 of 115211726956.5%43.5%-13.0%
Topsfield1 of 11,9911,9093,90051.1%48.9%-2.1%
Townsend3 of 32,4752,2924,76751.9%48.1%-3.8%
Truro1 of 19874441,43169.0%31.0%-37.9%
Tyngsborough4 of 42,9063,1646,07047.9%52.1%4.3%
Tyringham1 of 115010225259.5%40.5%-19.0%
Upton2 of 22,2171,9294,14653.5%46.5%-6.9%
Uxbridge4 of 43,1513,8517,00245.0%55.0%10.0%
Wakefield7 of 76,1367,75513,89144.2%55.8%11.7%
Wales1 of 150939089956.6%43.4%-13.2%
Walpole8 of 86,0897,60613,69544.5%55.5%11.1%
Waltham18 of 1811,28412,32323,60747.8%52.2%4.4%
Ware3 of 31,9242,2094,13346.6%53.4%6.9%
Wareham6 of 65,0265,55710,58347.5%52.5%5.0%
Warren2 of 21,0421,1662,20847.2%52.8%5.6%
Warwick1 of 127816143963.3%36.7%-26.7%
Washington1 of 12149430869.5%30.5%-39.0%
Watertown12 of 128,8217,08015,90155.5%44.5%-10.9%
Wayland4 of 44,9403,0597,99961.8%38.2%-23.5%
Webster5 of 52,7483,6716,41942.8%57.2%14.4%
Wellesley8 of 87,8476,07713,92456.4%43.6%-12.7%
Wellfleet1 of 11,4887032,19167.9%32.1%-35.8%
Wendell1 of 143410754180.2%19.8%-60.4%
Wenham1 of 11,2151,0932,30852.6%47.4%-5.3%
Westborough5 of 54,4354,2168,65151.3%48.7%-2.5%
West Boylston2 of 21,7752,2784,05343.8%56.2%12.4%
West Bridgewater2 of 21,8192,0363,85547.2%52.8%5.6%
West Brookfield1 of 19649541,91850.3%49.7%-0.5%
Westfield12 of 127,6689,58117,24944.5%55.5%11.1%
Westford6 of 66,4396,16212,60151.1%48.9%-2.2%
Westhampton1 of 16573831,04063.2%36.8%-26.3%
Westminster2 of 21,9482,1854,13347.1%52.9%5.7%
West Newbury1 of 11,5391,1652,70456.9%43.1%-13.8%
Weston4 of 43,8982,4926,39061.0%39.0%-22.0%
Westport5 of 53,8694,2348,10347.7%52.3%4.5%
West Springfield8 of 84,5146,52811,04240.9%59.1%18.2%
West Stockbridge1 of 164121485575.0%25.0%-49.9%
West Tisbury1 of 11,4594671,92675.8%24.2%-51.5%
Westwood4 of 44,1224,5188,64047.7%52.3%4.6%
Weymouth18 of 1811,88615,24927,13543.8%56.2%12.4%
Whately1 of 159634193763.6%36.4%-27.2%
Whitman4 of 43,2204,0907,31044.0%56.0%11.9%
Wilbraham4 of 43,3324,5177,84942.5%57.5%15.1%
Williamsburg1 of 11,1444351,57972.5%27.5%-44.9%
Williamstown3 of 32,5521,0693,62170.5%29.5%-41.0%
Wilmington6 of 65,5596,55912,11845.9%54.1%8.3%
Winchendon4 of 41,8602,1674,02746.2%53.8%7.6%
Winchester8 of 86,5065,80412,31052.9%47.1%-5.7%
Windsor1 of 136614551171.6%28.4%-43.2%
Winthrop6 of 64,0964,3908,48648.3%51.7%3.5%
Woburn14 of 147,88610,46218,34843.0%57.0%14.0%
Worcester50 of 5022,10031,46353,56341.3%58.7%17.5%
Worthington1 of 149021970969.1%30.9%-38.2%
Wrentham3 of 32,9633,2226,18547.9%52.1%4.2%
Yarmouth7 of 76,2117,10413,31546.6%53.4%6.7%
Total2,171 of 2,1721,453,7421,516,5842,970,32648.9%51.1%2.1%

March 6, 2012 – Hearing on Assisted Suicide

2012 before hearing on A.S.
Advocates meet before hearing.
"Difference" measures percent difference between no and yes votes.
Karen Schneiderman, John Kelly and Eileen Feldman testify.
Advocates against A.S. after the hearing
Advocates against A.S. after the hearing