Tag: Death Panel

Forced Plug Pulling Coming?

By Wesley J. Smith Oh, oh. NYU Bioethicist Art Caplan seems to suggest–in the context of a story about former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon–that we should not maintain people like Terri Schiavo and others, who are either in a persistent vegetative or minimally conscious state, this even though new research suggests that at least …

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Death Panel Advocacy on This Week

By Wesley J. Smith Liberals screamed when Sarah Palin warned about “death panels” during the run up to the passage of Obamacare. But many really want health care rationing based on invidious methods of medical discrimination–as I have repeatedly reported here. I was just watching This Week  [with George-Stephanopoulos] and Steve Rattner–-former adviser to Obama …

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