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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Zogby Gets Something Right
What a different poll questions make. Zogby (who we've all given a hard time) went back and asked some better Schaivo questions. The relevant numbers: 1) The Zogby poll found that, if a person becomes incapacitated and has not expressed their preference for medical treatment, as in Terri's case, 43 percent say "the law presume that the person wants to live, even if the person is receiving food and water through a tube" while just 30 percent disagree. 2) Another Zogby question his directly on Terri's circumstances. "If a disabled person is not terminally ill, not in a coma, and not being kept alive on life support, and they have no written directive, should or should they not be denied food and water," the poll asked. A whopping 79 percent said the patient should not have food and water taken away while just 9 percent said yes. 3) "When there is conflicting evidence on whether or not a patient would want to be on a feeding tube, should elected officials order that a feeding tube be removed or should they order that it remain in place," respondents were asked. Some 18 percent said the feeding tube should be removed and 42 percent said it should remain in place. 4) When asked directly about Terri's case and told the her estranged husband Michael "has had a girlfriend for 10 years and has two children with her" 56 percent of Americans believed guardianship should have been turned over to Terri's parents while 37 percent disagreed.
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