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Article: The Terri Schiavo Case: Paradoxically Most U.S. Adults Approve of How Both Her Husband and Her Parents Behaved; But Most People Disapprove of How President Bush, Governor Bush, and the Congress Handled the Issue.
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- April 15, 2005
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As the dust from the Terri Schiavo case settles, the public's verdict is in. Most people approve of how both Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, and the Schindlers, Terri's parents, behaved. Even though those involved disagreed, many people clearly felt sympathy for both sides in the debate about withdrawing water and feeding tubes from Terri. A 55 to 39 percent majority of the public approves of Michael Schiavo's behavior but a similar 53 to 41 percent majority also approves of the behavior of Robert and Mary Schindler.
These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of 1,010 U.S. adults surveyed by telephone by Harris ...