Posted on 08/11/2009 4:06:36 AM PDT by steve-b
Sarah Palin's belief that the House health-care reform bill would create "death panels" might be particularly extreme, but she's hardly the only person to wildly misunderstand the section of the bill ordering Medicare to cover voluntary end-of-life counseling sessions between doctors and their patients.
One of the foremost advocates of expanding Medicare end-of-life planning coverage is Johnny Isakson, a Republican Senator from Georgia. He co-sponsored 2007's Medicare End-of-Life Planning Act and proposed an amendment similar to the House bill's Section 1233 during the Senate HELP Committee's mark-up of its health care bill. I reached Sen. Isakson at his office this afternoon. He was befuddled that this had become a question of euthanasia, termed Palin's interpretation "nuts," and emphasized that all 50 states currently have some legislation allowing end-of-life directives. A transcript of our conversation follows....
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Have you ever read a living will or medical power of attorney document? Or, talked with anyone who has these?
Power of attorney can only be abused by the holders (either by malice or neglect), so make sure that you hand it to someone who is pro-life and will keep his wits about him in a crisis despite, for example, the attractive young female beancounter who suddenly wants to console him in his grief with paperwork that will "bring closure", etc.
Why don’t you just yes or no?
Obama is a fine person. He will make a great president.
Maybe not right away but eventually the govt will do just that. For those who think that’s exaggeration, you probably once thought they would never condone shoving scissor points into the skulls of about to be delivered babies either.
Didn’t mean my #45 reply to be directed at you, driftdriver.
“Obama is a fine person.”
No sarc tag so I assume you are being straight.
His continuous lying would indicate you are wrong.
“He will make a great president.”
In his own mind, but everyone else is suffering.
Yes.
Some sarcasm is so obvious it doesn't require a tag. After all your time here you should know that. Besides, it was a famous quote of John McCain echoed down every conservative in America. Please deduct two points.
I doubt it
I’m not one to speak about my personal life on the Internet, even in the abstract, but I doubt seriously if any American over the age of 10 hasn’t known someone who died after a DNR was placed. This legislation allows the DNR to be filed without written consent of the patient or next of kin.
So say the liars
You must have a hard time sleeping at night.
You know how it is for us old and feebleminded folks. Just sitting around waiting to be euthanized.
I suppose I should be waiting around for God to intervene and grant me immortality
He already has. It's up to you to choose your eternal destination. A or B.
You left out option C which is an extended period of living in a medicaid facility attached to the tubes.
Maybe thats what they call Hell?
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