Obama Administration: Depressed and Disabled Veterans Should Consider Foregoing Medical Care

IsraPundit ^ | 8/19/09 | Bill Levinson

[Winged Hussar]

Depression, disability, and "being a financial burden" could constitute "Lebensunwerte Leben" (Life Unworthy of Life) in U.S. Government end of life planning document

"The Death Book for Veterans: Ex-soldiers don't need to be told they're a burden to society" by Jim Towey in today's (August 18) Wall Street Journal says,

Last year, bureaucrats at the VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care advocated a 52-page end-of-life planning document, "Your Life, Your Choices." It was first published in 1997 and later promoted as the VA's preferred living will throughout its vast network of hospitals and nursing homes. After the Bush White House took a look at how this document was treating complex health and moral issues, the VA suspended its use. Unfortunately, under President Obama, the VA has now resuscitated "Your Life, Your Choices."

We downloaded this document directly from the Veterans Administration, and the content suggests that both family finances and depression--a non-terminal illness--could constitute Lebensunwerte Leben, or "life unworthy of life." Smoke is generally indicative of fire and, although HR 3200 says nothing about mandatory end of life planning, euthanasia, or anything else similar to Germany's Aktion T4 program--the euthanasia program that served as a precedent for the Holocaust--we have shown (http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=16320) that there is indeed fire to go with the smoke. "Your Life, Your Choices" is simply more evidence, and it even suggests that war veterans with depression consider themselves a burden on the society that sent them to war.

[penelopesire]

“But that isn’t really the point. whether one offers a patient information is of no concern to me.”

The wording of that vile questionaire should be of concern to you(if you truly care about our vets or anyone that is ill or old).

[the long march]

I thought you agreed to disagree on this point.....

[LucyJo]

This angers me beyond words.

That’s Leftist “gratitude” and “compassion” for you.

[trisham]

This is disgusting.

[Magic Fingers]

I guess if I had grown up with a sailboat docked at my family’s oceanside compound I would have developed an insatiable desire for it, too.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evil to the bone.

[PhiKapMom]

I agree it is a useful tool between the doctor, patient, and family. Both my parents had living wills for that reason.

Would like to know what deranged person came up with the idea of the Feds being involved in end of life issues.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

The hits just keep a-coming!

[the long march]

No doubt Pelosi or one of the Emanual brothers or maybe even Pete Singer.

[Gabrial]

“Think of this: if the $900 billion Porkulus had been skipped, and if it takes a million dollars to save a life (exaggerating for effect) then that could have saved 900,000 lives and we would be no worse off than before.”

The Crimulus package was a boon for beer and lottery ticket sales, neither of which are all that healthy.

[PhiKapMom]

Those Emmanuel brothers are the scum of the earth IMHO.

[cpforlife.org]

Sounds awfully close to a DEATH PANEL.

Pro-Life PING

Please FreepMail me if you want on or off my Pro-Life Ping List.

"It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government" - Thomas Paine

[wagglebee]

Pinged from Terri Dailies

[dcwusmc]

Heartily seconded by this Vietnam Marine AND virtually every OTHER Marine I know, even WWII Marines.

[xone]

It is easy and cheap to assume that everyone who doesn’t agree with you must be from the other side.

There are only two sides to this, you ain't on the conservative side. zot.

[Gondring]

Thank you for the link to the booklet...everyone should consider these issues and it's very helpful. I guess Obama has done some good things. Getting rid of "Your Life, Our Choices" of the Bush Administration is admirable.

[xone]

BTW are you a vet, and by that I mean American vet, not ChiCom?

[Gondring]

mandatory?

[driftdiver]

not mandatory, just personal choice. with family or in Gods creation. not in some hospital

[Salvation]

This nitwit is no Commander in Chief. I was wondering if this was really another “flat” and “teleprompter” presentation.

Appears it was.

He needs to be charged with treason.