How will medicare pay for all those drugs and services?
Answer: They won’t have to
There ya go, fixed that for ya.
Posted on 01/06/2008 10:38:54 PM PST by FocusNexus
A Canadian judge is due to decide this week whether to renew a temporary injunction against Winnipeg's Grace General Hospital, whose doctors want to detach an 84-year-old Orthodox Jew from a respirator and hasten his death, against his family's wishes.
However, it was learned Sunday that the patient, Samuel Golubchuk, regained consciousness several days ago and appears to be improving.
Although a hospital doctor treating Golubchuk wrote "Awoke" on his chart, the hospital did not disclose this to the court. The family said the hospital had been trying to make the patient appear to be dying and with minimal brain function. Grace General Hospital has received the backing of the Canadian Medical Association in its efforts to bring about active euthanasia.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
This is INEVITABLE for the US, if a Dem, any Dem gets elected -- with the help of the Dem Congress, we will surely end up with socialized medicine and the only way to keep costs down, is to ration treatment and literally kill people off, instead of treating them.
Remember this, when voting. Consider the consequences of your actions. Electability needs to be a major consideration in deciding whom to vote for in the primary. (And no, I do not believe that McCain is electable)
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Let him live.
It’s scary.
“According to the chart, which the judge was apparently not shown, the supposedly “imminently dying” Golubchuk is not only awake but has interacted with people and made purposeful movements.
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A Grace General Hospital lawyer told the court that doctors “have the sole right to make decisions about treatment - even if it goes against a patient’s religious beliefs.”
While the doctors are giving interviews, no doubt, saying "Pay no attention to that man!" and "He's really not well, it's all for the best..."
I wasn’t talking politics. I was just responding to the facts presented. Why do they want to kill this person?
How will SS pay for all those baby boomers?
How will medicare pay for all those drugs and services?
Answer: They won’t have to
The murders in Nazi Germany began with the terminally ill and mental patients.
Jocelyn Elders said that those old people were just gonna die anyway and that the young people will be paying her Social Security.
“Why do they want to kill this person?”
To save money.
This is the really scary part — the patients or their families desires mean nothing. They are saying, that since the government pays and basically controls the hospital, they have the right to decide who lives and dies. The guy is not in a coma and is conscious and they want to kill him anyway, because he is “old”.
A Grace General Hospital lawyer told the court that doctors “have the sole right to make decisions about treatment - even if it goes against a patient’s religious beliefs.”
“Grace” General Hospital. They should be sued for false advertising.
When social security was started, the life expectency of the US population was around 65 — SS was just another tax and very few people were expected to live long enough to collect. Now that people live longer, they will have to correct the situation — one approach is to stop treating anyone over 65, and let them die.
This articls just highlights the tip of the iceberg and just the start of that.
You are right.
Life, predicted by Monty Python...
:-(
Golubchuk:
I’m not dead!
Court:
‘Ere. He says he’s not dead!
Hospital:
Yes, he is.
Golubchuk:
I’m not!
Court:
He isn’t?
Hospital:
Well, he will be soon. He’s very ill.
Golubchuk:
I’m getting better!
Hospital:
No, you’re not. You’ll be stone dead in a moment.
Court:
Oh, I can’t take him like that. It’s against regulations.
Golubchuk:
I don’t want to go on the cart!
Hospital:
Oh, don’t be such a baby.
Court:
I can’t take him.
Golubchuk:
I feel fine!
Hospital:
Well, do us a favor.
Court:
I can’t.
Hospital:
Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won’t be long.
Court:
No, I’ve got to go to the Robinsons’. They’ve lost nine today.
Hospital:
Well, when’s your next round?
Court:
Thursday.
Golubchuk:
I think I’ll go for a walk.
Hospital:
You’re not fooling anyone, you know. Look. Isn’t there something you can do?
Golubchuk: [singing]
I feel happy. I feel happy.
*WHACK!*
Hospital:
Ah, thanks very much.
Court:
Not at all. See you on Thursday.
You’re welcome fanfan.
Canada is a great place if you are young and terrible if you are old.
Socialized medicine at its best. And, this is what we can expect under Hillarycare, or any of the other socialized healthcare proposals being tossed around in the campaign.
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