[Apologetics] New Schiavo poll

[Stuart D. Gathman]

Now that it is too late to save her, the poll question was changed from
"Should a brain-damaged person with no consciousness who has been on
life-support for 15 years be disconnected?", to something more in line 
with Terris situation:

  Steven Ertelt at LifeNews.com reports that a new Zogby poll with fairer
  questions shows the nation clearly supporting Terri and her parents and
  wanting to protect the lives of other disabled patients. For example, 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% 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% disagree.

  The poll asked another question: "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?" A
  whopping 79% said the patient should not have food and water taken away while
  just 9% said yes.


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	      Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
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