The poll results are based on 3,500 survey responses from California voters. The poll also found 21 percent of those surveyed were against the medical malpractice initiative and 8 percent were still undecided, according to the report.
Along with raising the medical malpractice liability cap, the voter initiative seeks to subject physicians to random drug and alcohol testing and require them to check a statewide database before prescribing certain narcotics in an effort to curb drug abuse.
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