Nobody wanted Sebelius to decide whether Sarah lived or died. What everyone wanted was for Sebelius to examine an arbritrary policy rule that denied all children under the age of 12 an opportunity to live. Sebelius wouldn’t do that. She stood on an arbitrary policy rule and claimed it was science.
No one wants bureaucrats to decide who lives and dies. We want them to stay the hell out of the way while we make our own medical decisions.
+1.
And needs to be repeated. Sebelius’ hands were tied. Her mouth wasn’t. She should have been out front calling for a change in what is a very arbitrary policy (making decisions strictly on age, to the exclusion of other and relevant factors).
Yeah, I expect politicans to keep themselves from intruding on a lot of things, but I also expect that they will speak out, especially on moral/ethical issues like this.