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2015-09-12
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#6  Dr. Steve - appreciate the principled position
Posted by: Frank G   2015-09-12 22:04  

#5  Its a "right" that will soon become an obligation for the elderly and infirm as advocated by the progressives.
Posted by: OldSpook   2015-09-12 19:45  

#4  This is one kind of death panel. I believe the one Palin was talking a out was the kind that would decide whether or not your life was worth saving once the government has to foot the bill.
Posted by: gorb   2015-09-12 18:44  

#3  so long as they are given six months or less to live by two doctors, submit a written request and two oral requests at least 15 days apart and possess the mental capacity to make their own health care decisions.

So you are allowed to die if your papers are all in order. It all sounds like a combination of filling out tax schedules, a trip to the DMV and interviews with high school guidance counselors. Wanna bet the approval process will be slightly longer than your six month expiration date?

We will need a nice name for the boards of approval since Death Panels sounds so mean. And reminds us of Sarah Palin's snarky comments on just this topic.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-09-12 16:29  

#2  From the ancient Hippocratic Oath: "Nor shall any man's entreaty prevail upon me to administer poison to anyone; neither will I counsel any man to do so. Moreover, I will give no sort of medicine to any pregnant woman, with a view to destroy the child."

Of course a lot of doctors today seem to have forgotten the second part as well.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2015-09-12 13:07  

#1  Caliphornia has been dying for years..oh, never mind..
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2015-09-12 12:48  

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