The majorities in favor
of Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
have increased over the last few years.
* A 64
to 35 percent majority disagrees with the 1997 Supreme Court ruling
that "individuals do not
have a constitutional right to doctor-assisted
suicide. The
majority of these people
(62 percent) say that their living wills state
that they should not be put on life support
systems.
support end
which killing
It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result
from these factors.end have
Furthermore
, most people feel that if they were unconscious
and unlikely to recover they should not be kept alive
on a life-support
system. adults
surveyed by telephone by Harris Interactive(R) between April
5 and 10, 2005. The question read
"In 1994, people in Oregon voted on a proposition that would allow
doctor-
assisted suicides for PATIENTS WITH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.
* Very small
base.
Methodology
The Harris Poll(R) was conducted by telephone within the United
States
between April 5 and 10, 2005, among a nationwide cross section of 1,010 adults
(aged 18
and over), of whom 415 have a living will.
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FAVOR/OPPOSE LEGALIZING DOCTOR-ASSISTED SUICIDE BASED ON OREGON LAW
"There is an Oregon law which allows doctor-assisted suicides for PATIENTS
WITH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS
TO LIVE.S.novatris.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
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Most people with living
wills do not want to go on life-support systems
ROCHESTER, N.
adults think that the law
should allow medical euthanasia for dying patients
in severe distress who ask to have their lives
ended. This is an increase from the 61 to 34
percent majority in favor of the Oregon law in
2001.
TABLE 5
HAVE A WILL
OR LIVING WILL
Q: "Do you have a will?"
Q: "Do you have a living
will, which takes effect when a person is
incapacitated and can no longer express his or
her wishes?"
Base: All Adults
Total Age Sex
Race
65+ Male Female White Black* Hispanic*
% % % % % % %
Have a will 45
83 43 47 51 25 17
Have a living
will 34
60 27 39 36 16 27
* Very small base.
In theory,
with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95
percent certainty that the results have
a sampling error of plus or minus 3
percentage points of what they would be if the entire U. The
confirmation number will be
40744898.com
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Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors.or have
Doctors
would be allowed
to help patients to commit suicide -- but only if -- ALL of
the three following conditions were met:
a) The patient requests it three
times; b) There is a second opinion from another doctor; and c)
There is a 15-
day waiting period for the patient to change his or her mind.
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The Harris Poll(R) #32, April 27, 2005
By Humphrey Taylor, chairman of The Harris Poll, Harris
Interactive.harrisinteractive.hieurope.sento.polling promote
These are some of the findings of a new Harris
Poll of 1,010 U.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative
and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and
application. The Web cast of
this call will
be available for two months by visiting one of CCBN's
Web sites as stated above.die or
The main
findings of the survey are:
* A 70 to 29 percent majority of adults are in favor of a law that
would
"allow doctors to comply with the wishes of a dying patient in severe
distress
who asks to have his or her life ended."
* Most people (72 percent) say that, if they had a living
will, it would
say that if they were unconscious, and, to a reasonable degree of
medical
certainty, they would not regain consciousness, they should be
allowed to die and that food
and water should be withheld or withdrawn. Do you agree or disagree with
this decision?"
Base: All adults
1997
2001 April 2005
% %
%
Agree 32 32 35
Disagree
65 63 64
Not sure 3
4 1
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Figures
for age, sex,
race, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to
bring
the sample of adults into line with their actual proportions in the
population.
These statements
conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.society have
Doctors are allowed
to help these patients
end their lives - but only if - all of the three following conditions are
met:
1) The patient requests it three times; 2) There is a second opinion from
another doctor;
and 3) There is a 15-day waiting period for the patient to
change his or her mind.
Press
Contacts:
Nancy Wong
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316
Kelly Gullo
Harris Interactive
585-214-7172
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Majorities of U.S. Adults Favor Euthanasia
and Physician-Assisted Suicide by More than Two-to-One
S.
* Fully 34 percent of adults report
that they have living wills. 72
Not sure/refused
4
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Unfortunately, there are several
other
possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more
serious than theoretical
calculations of sampling error.society legislation
TABLE 6
WHAT LIVING WILL STATES
"What does or would this living will state?
"
Base: Adults Who Have a Living Will
Total Aged 65+*
%
%
Provide life support 3 4
Do not provide life support 62 71
It designates someone
to decide for you 30 22
Other
3 2
Not sure/refused 2
1
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.die which
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* A 67 to 32 percent
majority would like their states to allow physician-
assisted suicide for terminally ill patients
, where (as in Oregon) three
very specific conditions are met.out pro
TABLE 1
ATTITUDES TOWARD EUTHANASIA - TREND"
Do you think
that the law should allow doctors to comply with the wishes of a
dying patient in severe distress
who asks to have his or her life ended, or
not?"
Base:
All adults
April
1982 1987 1993 1997 2001 2005
% % % % % %
Yes, should allow 53 62 73
68 65 70
No, should not allow 34 32 24 27 29 29
Not sure 8 4 3 4 6 1
Note: Percentages
may not add up to 100% due to rounding.com or by visiting any of the
investor sites in CCBN's Individual
Investor Network.which issues
TABLE 2
AGREE/DISAGREE
WITH 1997 SUPREME COURT RULING
"In 1997, the U. The call will
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" This is an increase
from the 65 to 29 percent majority who felt this way in 2001, but less
than the 73
to 24 percent majority who did so in 1993. Supreme Court ruled that individuals do not have a
constitutional
right to doctor-assisted suicide. Sampling error for the various sub-
sample results is higher and
varies.g.
About Harris Interactive(R)
Harris Interactive Inc. Known for The Harris
Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary
and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.who suicide
Would you favor
or oppose such a law in your state?"
TABLE 4
DIRECTIONS YOU WOULD GIVE TO DOCTOR VIA A LIVING WILL IF YOU BECAME
UNCONSCIOUS AND
WERE UNLIKELY TO REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS
"Lately in the news, there has been much talk about living
wills.Y.acted belief
S.,
five minutes before start time.This category is for sites which promote the right to
die, assisted suicide, or mercy killing; and for sites about organizations and people who support that
belief or have acted out of it.
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They include refusals
to be interviewed (non-response), question
wording and question order,
interviewer bias, weighting by demographic control data and screening
(e.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www.polling killing
, More than two-thirds of U.com), the 15th
largest
and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N. Institutional
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Sento Corporation (www.pro euthanasia
Sento Announces 2005 Fourth Fiscal Quarter
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support euthanasia
Two-thirds of the public
would like their states to allow physician
-assisted suicide as it is currently
allowed in Oregon. Would you favor or oppose such a law in your
state?"
Base: All adults
2001
April 2005
% %
Favor 61 67
Oppose
34 32
Not sure/refused 5
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Note: The question asked in 2001 was slightly different.,
for likely
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You would want to be allowed to die so nutrition
and hydration
should be withheld or withdrawn. adult population
had been polled with complete accuracy. (http:
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If you were
filling out a living will, what directions would you give your
doctor in the
event you became unconscious, and, to a reasonable degree of medical
certainty, you would never regain consciousness?"
Base: All Adults
Total
%
You would want your life prolonged as long
as possible and nutrition
and hydration should
be provided.legislation assisted
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