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Originally Posted by Light
I wonder why the right wing never addressed the death panel issue while Bush was in office. It turns out there is a provision in the VA's rules covering ending a services man's life. It is true also that the so called death panel was in the Medicare bill while Bush was in office.
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President had the death book removed from the VA. Obama brings the Death book back.
The notifications went out in a letter intending to inform ALS sufferers about the benefits available to them through the VA. At that time, one of those benefits was end-of-life counseling and access to “Your Life, Your Choices,” the booklet that refers veterans to the Hemlock Society when they feel life is no longer worth living. I wonder how many of these veterans were given the booklet?
By the way, that booklet has been removed from at least a portion of the VA website, according to David Freddoso:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/2...ying-from-als/
ALS is one of the worst ways to die. So should the vets be told they were going to die?