. >> dr katrina headburn, the state health officer for the state of oregon, thank you for being was. we'll return for more of "inside story" after a short break. when we come back, we talk about the opposition. legal protections that have to be built into future laws, and the demographic tidal wave. tense of millions ending our lives at a time making it impossible to extend life, without asking sometimes if it's a life in a manner worth living. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. shortly after britney maynard's death a harris poll asked americans if they should be allowed to end their lives in cases of terminal illness accompanied by great pain. sizeable majority favour physician issed suicide and euthanasia. 66% say doctors should be allowed to comply with the risks of patients in severe distress who ask to have their lives ended. up from 58%. opposition decreased from 20% in 2011 to 15% now. joining me for the rest of the programme, the director of the institute for human caring at providence health, and jessica, director of criminal affairs an