More Americans believe in taking all measures to save life: poll

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the nation debates the costs of health care and insurance, a survey released on Thursday found that a growing minority of Americans say that doctors should do everything possible to keep patients alive. Two thirds of Americans, or 66 percent, say there are at least some situations in which a patient should be allowed to die, according to a survey by Pew Research Center. But nearly a third, or 31 percent, said doctors should always do everything possible to save a patient's life, which is up from 15 percent in 1990, Pew found, as more Americans were willing to express an opinion on the matter. The question of whether to save lives in all circumstances was hotly debated a decade ago in the case of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman on life support for 15 years.



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