In the so-called \u201ctown hall\u201d meetings debating the Obama Administration\u2019s controversial health care reform plan, shrill cries of \u201ceuthanizing old people\u201d to characterize potentially productive doctor-patient conversations concerning end-of-life issues have distorted the discourse and may cause real harm.<\/p>\n
The debate about health care reform, especially as it pertains to end-of-life issues, is becoming increasingly contentious in so-called \u201ctown hall\u201d meetings across America. Various political luminaries such as former Vice-Presidential candidate and resigned Alaska governor Sarah Palin have been saying some things bristling with emotionally charged phrases. Palin released the following statement on her FaceBook page:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down\u2019s syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama\u2019s \u2018death panel\u2019 so his bureaucrats can decide based on a subjective judgment of their \u2018level of productivity in society\u2019 whether they are worthy of health care,\u201d Palin says, \u201cSuch a (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the so-called \u201ctown hall\u201d meetings debating the Obama Administration\u2019s controversial health care reform plan, shrill cries of \u201ceuthanizing old people\u201d to characterize potentially productive doctor-patient conversations concerning end-of-life issues have distorted the discourse and may cause real harm. The…<\/span><\/p>\n