Proof Obamacare pushes Euthanasia: White House and AARP lying?

From: Chaplain Klingenschmitt  Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Washington Post confirms Grandma faces Euthanasia under Obamacare The Washington Post has just confirmed as false two statements in the new White House video and AARP emails, which had denied claims of Euthanasia in "Obamacare" health bill HR 3200, that hostile, socialist government takeover of your hospital, doctors, children, and grandparents.  An editorial by respected bioethicist and Wash. Post Editorial Board member Charles Lane entitled, "Undue Influence: The House Bill Skews End-of-Life Counsel," blasts the false claims by AARP and The White House that HR 3200 does not push euthanaia on seniors. 1) Proof that EUTHANASIA is pushed by Obama's socialist government "health" care. President Obama had been confronted by a North Carolina woman asking if "everyone that's Medicare age will be visited and told they have to decide how they wish to die."   ..  "pulling the plug" on Grandma. The White House made a quick video to refute claims of euthanasia in the health care bill, but interestingly they deleted Obama's quote about living wills, and AARP sent emails claiming rumors about euthanasia in the bill were generated by conspiracy theorists.  But then a respected bioethicist wrote a scathing editorial in the Washington Post, confirming that euthanasia is initiated by the government in the bill.  Lane writes: "Consultations envisioned in Section 1233 aren't quite 'purely voluntary.'  To me, 'purely voluntary' means 'not unless the patient requests one.' Section 1233, however, lets doctors initiate the chat and gives them an incentive -- money -- to do so. Indeed, that's an incentive to insist.  Patients may refuse without penalty, but many will bow to white-coated authority. Once they're in the meeting, the bill does permit 'formulation' of a plug-pulling order right then and there."   Lane agrees the legislation mandates the doctor 'shall' discuss living wills and durable powers of attorney, and their uses:  "Section 1233 goes beyond facilitating doctor input to preferring it. Indeed, the measure would have an interested party -- the government -- recruit doctors to sell the elderly on living wills, hospice care and their associated providers, professions and organizations.  You don't have to be a right-wing wacko to question that approach."   Bankrupt state can't afford to pay for grandma's hip replacement?  Obama's plan turns her doctor into a lawyer, paid by Uncle Sam to persuade her to sign a DNR, explaining her hastened duty to die, and obtaining her signature legally absolving him of all guilt.   Lane says he personally has a living will, but doctors shouldn't be paid extra by the government to push them on seniors.  Euthanasia begins when socialism replaces capitalism. The seniors advocacy group AARP defended Obamacare, stating in emails to seniors:  "FACT #3: There is no provision of any piece of legislation that would promote euthanasia of any kind. The rumors out there are flat out lies...It is not mandatory and it has nothing to do with euthanasia."  But since the House bill includes the legal term "shall," the Dean of Liberty University School of Law Mat Staver disagrees.  "I just went back and re-read the bill. The end-of-life counseling is mandatory and there is a 5 year requirement that it must occur every 5 years. The bill is on our website and people can read it for themselves. It is not new that AARP favors killing their own members. They...do not have the best interests of their members in mind."   Attorney Matt Barber of Liberty Counsel had stronger words.  "AARP is lying.  See pages 424, 425 and 426 of HR 3200.  The government 'consultation' that seniors 'shall' get if they have 'not had such a consultation within the last 5 years' is clearly designed to encourage them to get out of the way and to just go ahead and die already."  4) Homosexuals free $50,000 tax-funded sex-change surgery not excluded by Democrats.    So let me summarize Obama's health care plan:  1) Euthenizes grandma, 2) Mandates funding murder of innocent children, 3) Empowers atheist litigants to outlaw the healing power of the Christian faith, 4) Refuses to exclude funding sex-change operations.

God Bless you, in Jesus' name, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt

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