"Be afraid. Be very afraid."
Aug. 10th, 2009 01:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsOne of the things I'm sure we've all heard about recently is the claim that health care reform will lead to euthanizing grandma. FOX has even run clips from Soylent Green while discussing the subject, and I hope whatever producer had that idea changed his pants afterward.
But look, section 1233 of one of the proposed bills simply says that one of the things doctors will be incentivized to do with you if you're over the age of 65 is discuss living wills and the extent to which you want heroic measures taken to save your life under various scenarios related to your current condition. That's hardly euthanasia; in fact, for mature people, it's outright common sense. When you can't speak for yourself, you should have documented how you want other people to speak for you.
Basically, the strategy of the right has become, "Death is scary and the Obama Health Care plan is determined to make you think about death (which is scary) and when the time comes maybe you'll think about death carefully (which is scary) so goddamnit you should be scared!."
Or, you could grow up. Your choice.
But look, section 1233 of one of the proposed bills simply says that one of the things doctors will be incentivized to do with you if you're over the age of 65 is discuss living wills and the extent to which you want heroic measures taken to save your life under various scenarios related to your current condition. That's hardly euthanasia; in fact, for mature people, it's outright common sense. When you can't speak for yourself, you should have documented how you want other people to speak for you.
Basically, the strategy of the right has become, "Death is scary and the Obama Health Care plan is determined to make you think about death (which is scary) and when the time comes maybe you'll think about death carefully (which is scary) so goddamnit you should be scared!."
Or, you could grow up. Your choice.
