63% in Florida oppose government intervention in Schiavo case

The Hospice brought it upon themselves by housing Terri.

I saw my doctor yesterday for a medical problem. We discussed Terri's case briefly as I have a living will and my doctor is the person I have named to make the decisions. I am a 55 year old widow. I have 3 daughters. I don't want them to have to do that. Besides, I can see them arguing over it. I asked him if he would starve me to death. He said, "It depends, do you want to be starved to death?" I told him no. I want him to give me a morphine drip and ease me out. I am an R.N. and we used to work together. He is one year younger than I am. We laughed about that. I don't know if he can do it. He said he doesn't agree with what they are doing to Terri, but he does not think the government should have gotten involved. I disagreed. My doctor is a member of a very well known Republican political family. A very conservative Catholic family. So there are differences among us as far as what the government should do and not do. It doesn't mean that that segment of our party is any less supportive of right to life, it just means that they do not want government becoming involved in our personal lives.

Oh brother.

But if he had opted for STARVATION... they'd have given him all the morphine he could handle!

http://www.msnbc.com is doing a who should decide poll. Husband or Wife? Poll starts at 60% for husband.

The MSM and democrats are trying to push poll this now that terri's life is near end. This is not about opinion and polls, this is about giving DEMOCRATS COVER FROM THE OBVIOUS FACT THAT THE PUBLIC DOES SUPPORT LIFE.

These are the same idiots who would ahve surrendered after 9/11. The same fools who wanted to defer to the UN.

This also are the same people who created polls attacking the swift vets.

"They see what they want to see because they are using fear and projection, emotion over ruling logic, like what liberals do."

You're right there! I wonder if the GOP is being hijacked.

I mean it seriously. They knew she was notorious.

FLORIDA SURVEY RESULTS

The Research 2000 Florida Poll was conducted from March 21 through March 24, 2005. A total of 600 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone. Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4% percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the “true” figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as for gender or party affiliation.

SAMPLE FIGURE:

Men 284 (48%)

Women 316 (52%)

Democrats 248 (41%)

Republicans 227 (38%)

Independents/Other 125 (21%)

White 427 (71%)

Black 70 (12%)

Hispanic 89 (15%)

Other/REF 14 (2%)

18-29 100 (17%)

30-44 166 (28%)

45-59 171 (28%)

60+ 163 (27%)

Northeast 91 (15%)

Central 162 (27%)

Tampa 97 (16%)

Southwest 83 (14%)

South 167 (28%)

QUESTION: Based on your understanding of the Terri Schiavo case, would you say that she is in (ROTATED):

A vegetative state, from which she can never recover, OR

A vegetative state, from which she might one day recover?

NEVER MIGHT NOT SURE

ALL 51% 33% 16%

MEN 50% 35% 15%

WOMEN 52% 31% 17%

DEMOCRATS 60% 26% 14%

REPUBLICANS 38% 43% 19%

INDEPENDENTS 58% 29% 13%

WHITE 53% 34% 13%

BLACK 55% 32% 13%

HISPANIC 48% 35% 17%

18-29 54% 30% 16%

30-44 52% 32% 16%

45-59 45% 36% 19%

60+ 52% 31% 17%

NORTHEAST 49% 34% 17%

CENTRAL 50% 33% 17%

TAMPA 52% 32% 16%

SOUTHWEST 48% 37% 15%

SOUTH 55% 28% 17%

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of Congress and President Bush intervening in this case and over turning the Florida courts decision to allow the feeding tube to be removed from Terri Schiavo?

APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE

ALL 34% 63% 3%

MEN 36% 62% 2%

WOMEN 32% 64% 4%

DEMOCRATS 31% 67% 2%

REPUBLICANS 41% 56% 3%

INDEPENDENTS 29% 68% 3%

WHITE 38% 61% 1%

BLACK 12% 78% 10%

HISPANIC 39% 60% 1%

18-29 32% 65% 3%

30-44 33% 63% 4%

45-59 39% 58% 3%

60+ 32% 64% 4%

NORTHEAST 37% 59% 4%

CENTRAL 37% 60% 3%

TAMPA 32% 63% 5%

SOUTHWEST 38% 58% 4%

SOUTH 26% 73% 1%

QUESTION: Do you think members of Congress trying to keep Terri Schiavo on a feeding tube are acting out of strong feelings for the sanctity of life or because they think it is politically advantageous?

POLITICAL LIFE NOT SURE

ALL 62% 24% 14%

MEN 60% 27% 13%

WOMEN 64% 21% 15%

DEMOCRATS 67% 18% 15%

REPUBLICANS 53% 34% 13%

INDEPENDENTS 66% 19% 15%

WHITE 61% 26% 13%

BLACK 78% 15% 7%

HISPANIC 58% 27% 15%

18-29 66% 21% 13%

30-44 63% 23% 14%

45-59 56% 30% 14%

60+ 63% 22% 15%

NORTHEAST 58% 25% 17%

CENTRAL 59% 25% 16%

TAMPA 63% 23% 14%

SOUTHWEST 57% 27% 16%

SOUTH 72% 20% 8%

QUESTION: Who do you think should decide cases like Terri Schiavo's, where no living will exists?

Spouse

Parents or immediate family

Courts

Congress

Legislature

Other

SPOUSE PARENTS COURTS CONG LEG NOT SURE

ALL 52% 33% 4% 2% 2% 7%

MEN 51% 34% 5% 3% 2% 5%

WOMEN 53% 32% 3% 1% 2% 9%

DEMOCRATS 56% 29% 5% 2% 3% 5%

REPUBLICANS 47% 40% 3% 3% 1% 6%

INDEPENDENTS 55% 30% 4% 1% 2% 8%

QUESTION: Whose side do you most sympathize with, Terri Schiavo's husband, who wants to remove her feeding tube or her parents, who want it to stay in?

PARENTS HUSBAND BOTH NOT SURE

ALL 17% 15% 37% 31%

MEN 21% 14% 36% 29%

WOMEN 13% 16% 38% 33%

DEMOCRATS 14% 19% 41% 26%

REPUBLICANS 21% 11% 32% 36%

INDEPENDENTS 18% 15% 38% 29%

QUESTION: If you were a family member of Terri Schiavo, would you remove the feeding tube?

YES NO NOT SURE

ALL 62% 24% 14%

MEN 61% 26% 13%

WOMEN 63% 22% 15%

DEMOCRATS 64% 23% 13%

REPUBLICANS 59% 27% 14%

INDEPENDENTS 65% 21% 14%

QUESTION: Have you or a member of your family ever experienced a similar

decision?

YES NO

8% 92%

QUESTION: What did you do? (ONLY ASKED AMONG THOSE 8% WHO STATED “YES” IN PREVIOUS QUESTION)

Removed the life support system, OR

Kept the life support system.

REMOVED KEPT OTHER

67% 16% 17%

QUESTION: Do you have a living will?

YES NO

37% 63%

QUESTION: Has the Terri Schiavo case made you discuss what you would want done if faced with this situation? (ONLY ASKED AMONG THOSE 63% WHO STATED “NO” IN PREVIOUS QUESTION)

YES NO

44% 56%

Exactly right, Mike... I despised Hannity when he pulled his whole "they have tendency to eat their own" comment... Still do, because I feel he broadbrushed with that comment. However, he is dead on when it comes to this issue. I've rarely seen the extent of mean, disrespectful and overall nasty posts from FReepers, at other FReepers... I am guilty of it as the next guy, however, I do purposely private reply later in the thread or after sleeping on it to the other party apologizing for my comments. NOt necessarily the comment, but the delivery of it.

We are very passionate on this forum in our beliefs and views, but I do hope we come out the other side after this poor girl has gone to be with the Lord, understanding that our values are united the majority of the time. And BTW, I purposely used the terms rarely and majority because I'm not so ignorant as to think we are robotic and agree on all topics....

Since when did conservatives and Christians think it was a good idea to use children to make a political point? That's what the liberals do and get slammed for it.

Who is doing what? Which children have we been misusing?

Since when did conservatives think it was a good idea for the federal government to get involved in what has for years been a private matter between families and doctors?

Since the US Civil War. It is their duty to enforce constitutional law.

Since when did conservatives think something should be a federal matter vs. a state's right.

The state does not have a right to starve innocent women to death. This is a state issue and Jeb Bush should either act or resign.

Since when did Christians think it was okay to stand outside a Hospice with bullhorns yelling all day and night? Those patients in that Hospice are suffering because of this.

Perhaps if some of those patients were actually getting medical help they wouldn't be suffering at all.

No, the GOP is developing a moral spine. Still a bit flabby at this point, but it'll firm up if they are diligent to exercise it.

Most people do not realize Greer is a Circuit court jugde. Circuit court judges are often rotaited between civil and criminal courts, Circuit court judges unlike county court judges are able to issue orders of action. Injuctions and mandates.

Judge Greer is not just some administrative magistrate.

The government first got involved with Clinton judges and the predictable corruption. The GOP are just the janitors trying to clean up these lettle messes.

From the marine Corps Hymn: First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean;

I wonder if the GOP is being hijacked.

Heaven's no.

The customer is always right.

So much for YOUR Christianity.

More becoming than your atheism, I'd say.

"Since when did conservatives and Christians think it was a good idea to use children to make a political point? That's what the liberals do and get slammed for it.

Who is doing what? Which children have we been misusing?"

I believe 9 of the 29 arrested so far have been children from what I've seen...