Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:56:18 -0500, thunder
wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:32:36 -0400, Captain Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
Here's another interesting piece of Obamaca
".... we should be very troubled by Section 1233 of H.R. 3200. The
section, titled ?Advanced Care Planning Consultation? requires senior
citizens to meet at least every 5 years with a doctor or nurse
practitioner to discuss dying with dignity."
Screw you Obama.
Help me out here, Sec 1233 of H.R. 3200 concerns Bulk Transfers.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.3200:
There is, however, proposed amendments to the Social Security Act that
discuss living wills, powers of attorneys, and such. We haven't yet
reached Soylent Green. The clauses I'm sure you are referring to start
on page 425, he
http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/1...cations/AAHCA-
BillText-071409.pdf
Nope. Sorry, had the wrong link.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...00ih.t xt.pdf
Pages 424/425.
It stops just short of euthanasia.
And frankly, I don't want to be preached at by some "health care
worker" about the value of "just letting go".
I get enough of that crap every time I go to a specialist - Do you
feel safe - has anybody threatened you - blah, blah, blah.
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Gee, I'm older than you are and none of the medical folks I ever see ask
those sorts of questions. Do you look frail?
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.