Survey of Health Care Professionals
Medscape,
which may be the most popular of the health-care-professional websites,
is conducting a poll of its readers regarding recent proposed
legislation.
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Total Responses: 2369
Poll conducted 22-Sep-2004 - 30-Sep-2004
The results stratified by profession are as follows: Physicians only: 40% favor, 59% oppose; nurses only: 38% favor, 61% oppose. Obviously, some people who have registered as other professionals have voted, perhaps pharmacists, physician's assistants, etc.
The poll was not scientific, obviously, because there is no attempt to survey a representative sample of potential respondents. Still, it indicates that it is likely that a majority of health care porfessionals oppose the legislation.
Poll
Results
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Recently proposed state and federal
legislation
would expand the ability of healthcare providers, hospitals, and
insurers to refuse to participate in sexual health and reproductive
health services by claiming a moral or religious objection. Do you
favor or oppose such legislation? |
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Total Responses: 2369
Poll conducted 22-Sep-2004 - 30-Sep-2004
The results stratified by profession are as follows: Physicians only: 40% favor, 59% oppose; nurses only: 38% favor, 61% oppose. Obviously, some people who have registered as other professionals have voted, perhaps pharmacists, physician's assistants, etc.
The poll was not scientific, obviously, because there is no attempt to survey a representative sample of potential respondents. Still, it indicates that it is likely that a majority of health care porfessionals oppose the legislation.
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