On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:38:38 -0400, JustWait wrote:

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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:20:51 -0400, JustWait wrote:


So my point is, I am living this right now and I don't want
government pencil pushers involved, not even a little bit...

The end of life counseling, as written, would be *completely*
voluntary. I'm sympathetic to your situation, and you have my
condolences. It has to be a difficult time.

Please tell me how the word "shall" makes it voluntary??

Shall refers to what the counseling consists of. If you read the first
paragraphs, you will see that Sec. 1233 amends current law. To
understand Sec. 1233, it has to be placed in context.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...40SZ9:e513253:

Moreover, this is still America. We do not do eugenics. Democrats and
Republicans should be agreed on that.