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Old 06-06-2011, 09:55 AM   #35
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watching a story now on 60 Minutes that claims $55 Billion spent by medicare on treatment of terminally ill patients during the last two months of their lives. It was claimed that 30% of that amount had no impact on extending the patients life.

With those numbers, euthanasia may become more of a cost issue than a quality of life, mercy, or moral/ethical issue
Isn't this where all the Republican fearmongering about Death Panels came from?
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