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To: gamesmistress who wrote (315191)	7/16/2009 10:28:01 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 793917

Princeton "bioethicist" Peter Singer, who has argued that parents should have 30 days to euthanize an unsatisfactory newborn without legal penalty, is now arguing for a "quality of life ethic" and supports a system that would determine when a patient is qualified for medical care. He says people who are disabled have a lower quality of life and should be less likely to receive medical treatment. Why We Must Ration Health Care nytimes.com

To: gamesmistress who wrote (315191)	7/17/2009 2:03:26 AM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793917

Bozell has this to say about that: Bozell to Media: Read Health Care Bill Before Reporting It By NB Staff (Bio \| Archive) July 16, 2009 - 16:06 ET newsbusters.org NBC, ABC and CBS all aired exclusive interviews with President Barack Obama last night discussing his sweeping plans to assume government control over the nation's health care industry. But none of the networks seemed aware of the bombshell easily discovered by Investor's Business Daily and confirmed by the House Ways and Means Committee: a provision in the bill that severely limits private health insurance choice. Page 16 of the House bill, IBD reported, appears to make it illegal to "enroll any individual in such [private health insurance] coverage if the first effective date of coverage is on or after the first day" of the year the legislation becomes law. Media Research Center President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell called on anyone reporting on the bill read it before making the same mistake: You cannot accurately report on legislation - or intelligently question politicians who haven't read the bill on its effects on Americans - without reading it yourselves. Period. Congress has a history of being utterly irresponsible in passing massive legislation without reading it, and it appears the liberal media are following their reckless lead. Since many in the Congressional leadership refuse to pledge, we demand the media understand - and at the very least, read - the health care bill before any further reporting. It is their journalistic duty to inform Americans what is at risk and the severely limiting choices they will have in health care if this sweeping legislation is passed. They simply cannot do that intelligently without understanding the bill first. For the full July 16 press release, click here: mrc.org

To: gamesmistress who wrote (315191)	7/17/2009 3:07:41 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793917

So we can all keep our coverage, just as promised — with, of course, exceptions: Those who currently have private individual coverage won't be able to change it. Nor will those who leave a company to work for themselves be free to buy individual plans from private carriers. We owe IBD a big thank-you for publicizing this gem. Rush and Hannity have been all over it as you might expect. If this isn't a wake up call to the insurers to stop playing nice while Obama ties them to the train tracks as the runaway locomotive of Health Reform comes roaring down the line, I don't know what will do it.