@Cary

“Whether he consented under duress or the facility got a court order, I don’t honestly know. He still has a difficult time talking about it, so I’ll refrain from asking him.”

Sounds to me like he was in one of those of “end of life” counseling sessions Obama and the Democrats want in. As I see it, if it’s wrong for the Insurance companies to have “death panels” why the hell would we want such power given also to a government bureaucracy?

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@Cary said: “I certainly hope that the public has a substantial say in this, and that ALL of our concerns are heard and weighed. “

Nancy Pelosi calls that kind of thinking UnAmerican and disruptive.

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Let me be clear that I do support Universal Health Care. What I’m not sure of is whether I support what’s currently on the table.

Personally, I’d like to see it run like the public defender system. People can get private lawyers if they can afford it, or be assigned one if they cannot. Why not private/ public doctors?

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@Madalyn:

Yes, I did discuss those points on my follow up post at the time:

http://caryscolumn.blogspot.com/2005/04/ethical-questions.html

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To Cary, comment #21 – The difference with the Terri Schaivo case was that her parents were fighting to keep her alive, even offering to pay for all hospital, doctor bills, etc. Her husband had the final say. What I found to be horrible about that is that her husband had been having an affair and even fathered 2 children with his mistress. Something I felt the courts should have taken into consideration when they ruled in the husbands favor was he was no longer looking out for the best interest of Terri. Now, he had the option of pulling her off all food and drink and letting her die, or let things stand as they were. He chose to have her die. I was appalled that our justice system would let someone who had a lot to gain (marry his mistress, collect life insurance, etc.) make the decision to let her die. I felt her parents and brother were the only ones who did not have a vested interest in her death and should have been the ones to make the decision. I feel our justice system let the family down with that ruling. Her husband wanted her dead, and there was some speculation and evidence he was reponsible for the condition she was in.
Just my opinion
Madalyn

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[...] wrote this yesterday about the Sarah Palin onslaught against ObamaCare’s Death Panels: When Sarah Palin made her [...]

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Thanks for your positive comments about Sarah Palin. I truley think she is the anti-Obama and will at least slow him down on changing our country into something we may regret.

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Thanks Aye!

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@Aye Chihuahua:

Raising my hand again! LOL

This filter thing is going crazy!

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@Granny:

Whether he consented under duress or the facility got a court order, I don’t honestly know. He still has a difficult time talking about it, so I’ll refrain from asking him. Unfortunately, I was not there at the time (he still lives in my hometown) and his stress level was so high, he didn’t even call his best friend (me) until it was over. I do know that it did not end according to his wishes, and that it came down to money – and her “usefulness” at her age. This is what I mean about business exploiting people in pain. I’m not convinced that government would do a better job in this case, but as long as we’re discussing it, I believe this should be addressed. I do think he had a legal case, but he wanted no part of what he would have considered “blood money.”

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