Zogby Question: "The Morning After Abortion Pill"! What The Fuck?!

[leftchick]

This is incredible, the question below appeared in the latest Zogby poll. How fucked up to call a form of pregnancy prevention, or emergency contraception an Abortion pill! The so called "Abortion pill" is RU 486 which does indeed produce an abortion after conception. The fucker writing the question should be fired!

:grr:

http://interactive.zogby.com/s/inew7.cfm?ID=188460&pass=trish858AO

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Do you think that the "morning-after" abortion pill, commercially known as Plan B, should be available over the counter or should it be available only by prescription?


Available over the counter
Available only by prescription
Not available at all
Not sure

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Emergency Contraception and Plan B®


What is Emergency Contraception (EC)?



Approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), emergency contraception (EC) prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex or a contraceptive failure. Both daily birth control pills and the intrauterine device (IUD) can be used as emergency contraceptives; however, contraceptive pills are by far the most commonly used method of emergency contraception. Emergency contraceptive pills are specific concentrated doses of ordinary birth control pills. If taken within 72 hours of contraceptive failure or unprotected sex, EC can reduce the risk of pregnancy by up to 89%.<1> Emergency contraception is available by prescription only in most states (Women can access EC from a pharmacy without a prescription in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico, and Washington).



Birth control pills have been used informally as EC since the 1960s. In 1997, the FDA officially declared regimens of commonly used birth control pills as safe and effective for use as emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy. The FDA then approved two dedicated EC products, Preven in 1998 and Plan B® in 1999.



How Does EC work and how effective is it?



Emergency contraception works the same way as other hormonal methods of contraception, including other types of birth control pills, and even breastfeeding. EC may delay or inhibit ovulation, interfere with fertilization, or prevent implantation.<2> Emergency contraception cannot interrupt or disrupt an established pregnancy and should not be confused with the abortion pill.<3> Emergency contraception works better the earlier it is used. When taken within 72 hours of contraceptive failure or unprotected sex, Plan B can reduce the risk of pregnancy by 89%. And, if taken within the first 24 hours, Plan B can reduce the risk of pregnancy up to 95%.<4>

IMPORTANT:.....

Why is emergency contraception important?

Nearly half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended and half of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion.<5> Greater awareness and use of EC could substantially reduce these staggering rates. An analysis conducted by The Alan Guttmacher Institute estimates that 51,000 abortions were prevented by EC use in 2000, and that increased use of EC accounted for up to 43% of the total decline in abortion rates between 1994 and 2000.<6> Unfortunately, most women of reproductive age in the U.S. do not know about EC. Further, time is of the essence in maximizing the enormous potential of EC. Even privately insured women with regular access to a health care provider have to overcome significant barriers to obtaining a prescription for EC and finding a pharmacy that stocks it within the short timeframe for effectiveness. For many uninsured women and teens, the barriers are often insurmountable.



http://www.nfprha.org/pac/factsheets/planb.asp

[MichiganVote]

1. I quit that Zogby stuff. Pointless. Just plain stupid stuff.

[JerseygirlCT]

2. Write them about it --

I remember pestering them about their "Democrat party" thing for the longest time. First response was along the lines of "well, different people use different terminology..." I pointed out that the terminology to use is the one the party itself uses, not the name that the GOP came up with for the Dems.

It changed, eventually.

You're absolutely right -- that's a totally freighted term, and I'd think that it would seriously impact the effectiveness of the survey.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

3. Few Zogby polls are originated by Zogby; they work for clients

The clients have final approval over what questions are asked and how they are worded. A research firm can make suggestions but the client has the final say. Whoever paid for this research has an agenda that is served by this misleading question.

Respondents' only recourse is to write to Zogby and complain. However I have done so in the past and received no response. You can also choose to answer the question "don't know", which I have also done. If I find more than one question in a survey that I can't answer as worded, I close the survey window without submitting it.

[OhioBlue]

4. I agree he should be fired

but I think they plan the questions that way - mislead, ignore facts, keep the masses in the dark. it pisses me off the way that the propagandists have completely taken control of politics, media, etc. There is no freakin' respect for the truth in so many of these circles.

[leftchick]

5. the questions were off the wall

clearly half about abortion then some wacko shit out of no where. I am never doing another.

[politicat]

6. I'm starting to distrust Zogby. I'm finding errors.

I found an error in the math today - a poll that equaled 106% when the margin of error was 1.3%.

And yes, it was on abortion, too.

[Rainscents]

7. Yea, in the same poll, they also asked...

Either you, or any of your family had flu with in last few weeks? Or have flu at the moment? :wtf: is this about?

[leftchick]

8. I agree

that was fucking nuts!

[Iniquitous Bunny]

9. I suppose now...

life begins BEFORE conception to some people. :eyes: