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A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth living
[TECHNOLOGYREVIEW] In October 2014, Ezekiel Emanuel
...aka the Affordable Care Act, an ineptly designed and worse executed piece of legislation designed to bring 17 percent of the U.S. economy under the direct control of the government. The previous iteration, known as Hillarycare, was laughed out of Washington. This stinker was passed on a party-line vote without being read... , the article stirred enormous controversy. Emanuel vowed to refuse not only heroic medical interventions once he turned 75, but also antibiotics and vaccinations. His argument: older Americans live too long in a diminished state, raising the question of, as he put it, "whether our consumption is worth our contribution." Emanuel was born into a combative clan. One brother, Rahm, recently completed two terms as the controversial mayor of reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown  ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...; another brother, Ari, is a high-profile Hollywood agent. But even given his DNA, Emanuel’s death wish was a provocative argument from a medical ethicist and health-care expert. Emanuel, now 62, talked with me about the social implications of longevity research and why he isn’t a fan of extending life spans. I was particularly curious to get his reaction to several promising new anti-aging drugs. So we can say goodbye to this aged prune in another thirteen years? Or will he be Too Important to The Movement to peg out? I vote the entire Emanuel line off the Related: Ezekiel Emanuel: 2017-07-18 Fox News Takes a Sharp Left Turn Ezekiel Emanuel: 2016-10-26 Obamacare Architect: Obamacare Premium Increases Are ‘Going to Be Severe' For ‘A Million People' Ezekiel Emanuel: 2014-02-09 AIDS patients in Obamacare limbo as insurers reject checks Posted by: Fred 2020-03-15 |
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