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Mandatory End of Life Counseling for Seniors
Zach's House Blog ^ | July 17, 2009 | Zach

Posted on 07/17/2009 4:11:33 PM PDT by madison10

Edited on 07/17/2009 4:30:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

One of the most outrageous mandates in the Democratic health care bill is found on page 416. [Mod note: try pp 425-426] On this page, you will see mandatory “end of life” counseling for seniors every five years. With this counseling, they will be spoken to about the different end of life choices that can be undertaken.

This is crazy. How could some Democrat not get an amendment approved during committee to remove this page of the new health care legislation?

This is only one outrage contained in this bill. If Obama has his way, forcing this bill to be voted on next week without members and citizens to actually see what is in it, we will definitely be surprised the next time we try to go see a doctor.

Call Democrat Mike Ross and ask him to stop this bill in committee. Also tell him you’ll donate to his campaign and do so, after he stops this bill. The energy committee must pass the bill to get it to the floor. There are many conservative Dems on that committee. Only 7 are needed to kill it. They had 10 yesterday. They need your support. Two other committees already passed it today. We need to call today. Also, can someone else post the names of other blue dog Dems on that committee? Thanks.

You can see the entire 1018 page health care bill here.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; bho44; bhohealthcare; deathcare; democratcongress; democrats; elderly; fubo; help; murderbyobama; obama; obamacare; seniors; socializedmedicine
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To: madison10

bttt


121 posted on 07/17/2009 6:22:21 PM PDT by kalee (01/20/13 The end of an error.... Obama even worse than Carter.)
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To: Sig Sauer P220

I am concerned about Mr. Byrd, he has been opposing several of these massive bills and the top dem dogs don’t like it.


122 posted on 07/17/2009 6:22:47 PM PDT by madison10 (Prayer is what is remains when we run out of options...when it should have been the first choice.)
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To: Domandred

Well I am almost 70 but not near end of life. If this stpid bill passes I don’t need Obama’s counseling. I have Jesus and will put myself in His hands


123 posted on 07/17/2009 6:26:56 PM PDT by paul revere is riding ((yelling Obama is coming Obama Is coming))
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To: Apercu
Hey we could get rid of 98% of US Congress with this bill. So let tell them if they will OK it for themselves then go for it. We would have all new Congress very quickly.
124 posted on 07/17/2009 6:27:17 PM PDT by ducks1944 (GOD Bless the USA .)
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To: madison10
With this counseling, they will be spoken to about the different end of life choices that can be undertaken.

Is "Get the f^&k out of my room or I'm taking you with me" one of the choices?

125 posted on 07/17/2009 6:33:33 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: Balding_Eagle

LOL


126 posted on 07/17/2009 6:39:56 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (An oath to a liar is no oath at all)
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To: madison10

“....On this page, you will see mandatory “end of life” counseling for seniors every five years....”

Bullet, gas or lethal injection; you get to choose!


127 posted on 07/17/2009 6:41:15 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: freedomwarrior998

Y’all the odious term in the legislation is ‘palliative care’.

Euthanasia falls under ‘palliative care’.


128 posted on 07/17/2009 6:47:22 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. 2010 awaits.....)
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To: Paladin2

AARP is pushing the “health care reform”, or so the aarp mag says.. Read the aarp mag at my mom place last weekend...


129 posted on 07/17/2009 6:50:19 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: madison10
One of the most outrageous mandates in the Democratic health care bill is found on page 416. [Mod note: try pp 425-426] On this page, you will see mandatory “end of life” counseling for seniors every five years.

Maybe the proponents could demonstrate this on Kennedy, Byrd, and Ginsberg.

130 posted on 07/17/2009 6:53:43 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: madison10
One of the most outrageous mandates in the Democratic health care bill is found on page 416. [Mod note: try pp 425-426] On this page, you will see mandatory “end of life” counseling for seniors every five years.

Maybe the proponents could demonstrate this on Kennedy, Byrd, and Ginsberg.

131 posted on 07/17/2009 6:54:32 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: ArmyTeach

“Seniors need to declare mandatory end-of-life for 0bama

care end-of-life counselors”.

It’s not what you say but the way that you say it!

MAE WEST


132 posted on 07/17/2009 6:55:15 PM PDT by outhousepatrol
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To: madison10

Our son had disabilities. Once we went to the emergency room and the doctor asked me whether we wanted to save him or not. I said that’s why we’re at the hospital. That was at least 10 years ago.

Heaven help us if you’re disabled, old and have no meaningful input into society.


133 posted on 07/17/2009 7:05:14 PM PDT by swheats (We're not in a Godless society yet. We can still be fruitful and multiply!)
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To: okie01

Basically, each senior has to have an end-of=life discussion with a doctor or nurse practitioner every five years or when certain trigger events (terminal illness, admittance to a skilled nursing ward, etc.) occur. It mandates what issues are to be discussed and what form an advance directive has to take.

(I’m not sure yet if it’s every senior or just the ones on the governmant plan, which would be almost all of them anyway.)


134 posted on 07/17/2009 7:19:46 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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To: madison10
I must confess, I misread the title of the thread as "Mandatory End-of-Life Counseling for Senators".

In the wake of Cronkite's death, I immediately thought of Ted Kennedy...

Yikes.

135 posted on 07/17/2009 7:19:59 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: redangus

In sonme states, the “state resources” discussed in this section would include assisted suicide.


136 posted on 07/17/2009 7:23:41 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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To: Jeff Head

See post 136.


137 posted on 07/17/2009 7:24:31 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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To: Mr. Silverback
Thanks for the summary.

It sounds more benign than it's being portrayed. But it still is none of the government's business to impose such counseling. Even if the federal government is the insurer-of-record -- certainly no insurers have that power now.

Not to mention that, eventually, some liberal judge will re-interpret the legislation as mandating a house call by Dr. Kevorkian (or some other "assisted suicide provider").

This legislation really is a steaming pile of horsexxxx. And I'm sure we haven't heard the worst of it...yet.

138 posted on 07/17/2009 7:27:40 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: ForeignDude

Since when is it any of the government’s bloody business what my advance directives are like, or whether I have one at all? Do they own us now? Should I call them “massuh?”

Chill pill my ass.


139 posted on 07/17/2009 7:32:09 PM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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To: madison10

This is how they see it working:

Ok, when you think you have suffered enough, if you are not of value to the country, take these pills, go lie down in your bed and die in your sleep like you are supposed to.

‘bout right?


140 posted on 07/17/2009 7:36:37 PM PDT by boatbums (Pro-woman, pro-child, pro-life!)
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