Besides the many concerns about taxpayer funded abortion, violation of conscience of health care providers and other abortion related issues with the health care reform bills, there are also grave concerns about end of life care.
Under section 1233, pages 425-430 mandate Advanced Care Planning Consultations for senior citizens. The government will instruct and consult regarding advanced directives, living wills and durable powers of attorney and provide a list of end of life resources that will guide you in how to shorten your life. The mandated consultation must take place every five years or sooner if a patient's health changes. So if you are diagnosed with a chronic condition or admitted to a care facility you will have to go through another end of life consultation. Pages 427 and 428, specifies training for care professionals that would be responsible for signing orders for life-sustaining treatments, nutrition and hydration, about the goals and use of those orders. On page 429 the bill states the government will specify which doctors can write an end of life order and will mandate programs for end of life orders. They will have a say in how much care you receive or do not receive.
House Minority Leader John Boehner and Republican Policy Committee Chairman Thaddeus McCotter state "that section of the bill may place seniors in situations where they feel pressured to sign end of life directives they would not otherwise sign. This provision may start us down a treacherous path toward government-encouraged euthanasia if enacted into law. At a minimum this legislative language deserves a full and open public debate - the sort of debate that is impossible to have under the politically-driven deadlines Democratic leaders have arbitrarily set for enactment of a health care bill."
Please contact your Representative and Senators and let them know how you feel about the health care reform bills!Sources tell us the vote in the House may be as early as next week! We are unsure when the Senate will actually vote. Click here to contact your Representative and here for your Senators. Human Life Alliance
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