It’s not the subject matter, it is how Santorum approaches it, with figures that are dubious, overblown statements, using lots of hot button words, and in essence fear-mongering. Those wrist bands he is talking about, are the equivalent of our DNR tags for terminal patients, some of whom are yet somewhat ambulatory. Do Not Resuscitate if found in cardio or pulmonary extremis, or Do Resuscitate; there is nothing provocative about them, a medical identifier for the chronically and terminally ill - he made it sound like individuals were at risk of being hauled off and euthanized without their consent... and their wrist bands were all that stood between them and being involuntarily offed...it is much more involved than that...
If you go to Newt’s Health Transformations, which has been tackling issues like this for years, especially Alzheimer’s research, and other end-of-life concerns, there is a virtual library of research and thought, by professionals considered experts in the field. In-depth, state-of-the-art medical solutions, and applying them in a conservative fashion... only that is not as flashy or headline grabbing as what Santorum is doing... Newt’s supporters have one basic belief, that eventually the cream rises to the top... and if you’ve done your homework, it will eventually count.
There’s a URL already on this thread about a society in Nederland that issues the ‘wristbands’ to their members to verify they are not in the hospital to be put to death. You should read the article.