Thursday, June 29, 2006

Missouri Polling Results: Stem Cells and Archbishop Burke

Results of a Missouri Poll as published in the Post Dispatch a few days ago. I extracted a couple of the poll results on the Stem Cell issue and on Archbishop Burke for inclusion here...This poll demonstrates how generally ill informed people are regarding the moral and ethical problems with the killing and destruction of human life:

STEM CELL:

QUESTION: Missouri voters may face a ballot proposal this fall dealing with stem cell research. The proposal would allow all types of stem-cell research allowed under federal law, including an embryonic stem-cell procedure known as somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), which uses an unfertilized human egg. Supporters say such research may be the only way to provide cures for diseases like diabetes, Parkinson's and cancer, and is not human cloning. Opponents say that embryonic stem cells have not yet provided cures, and that SCNT creates a cloned human embryo. Do you favor or oppose the ballot proposal?

FAVOROPPOSENOT SURE
ALL62%35%3%
MEN64%34%2%
WOMEN60%36%4%
DEMOCRATS83%16%1%
REPUBLICANS40%58%2%
INDEPENDENTS64%28%8%
WHITE59%39%2%
BLACK83%8%9%
OTHER83%9%8%
18-1968%31%1%
30-4455%39%6%
45-5962%35%3%
60+64%34%2%
ST. LOUIS CITY84%14%2%
ST.LOUIS SUB72%26%2%
KANSAS CITY75%23%2%
NORETH/SE44%51%4%
SOUTHWEST44%51%5%


QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of Archbishop Raymond Burke's efforts to influence the political debate about embryonic stem cell research and abortion?



APPROVEDISAPPROVEUNSURE
ALL37%56%7%
MEN36%58%6%
WOMEN38%54%8%
DEMOCRATS23%71%6%
REPUBLICANS56%38%6%
INDEPENDENTS30%60%10%


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