Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Right To Die-Don't Ask Don't Tell

The right to die, at least the right to a do-not-resuscitate order, is fairly well established, and hard to attack in court. But a rising storm is brewing, pitting those patients who do not want to be kept alive by extraordinary measures and those medical professionals or institutions who say they will not perform procedures that outrage the conscience.

People with opposing views are already battling in the lower courts, but any final resolution would have to be hammered out on the anvil of the U.S. Supreme Court, which has shown increasing sympathy for the right to die but has never ruled on the right of conscience.
The right to die and the right to refuse also are issues in healthcare reform legislation, with opponents complaining the bill contains nothing to rein in the do-not-resuscitate procedure or other procedures like abortion.

Shortly before getting out of Dodge in December 2008, the Bush administration issued a tough "conscience protection" rule for the healthcare industry.

President should not wait for the courts to decide that people have a right be gay and in the military, he Like Bush should pre-empt the courts ultimate decision and issue based on recent court decision and outlaw "Don’t Ask Don't Tell".

It should not be how many years you can survive in the White House; it's the legacy and right decisions that he will be remembered for.

I personally believe we need to get religion out of government, as was originally intended and represent all the people. We faced similar challenges for women voting, and black civil rights. Don't wait for the majority to agree, do what is right! Unlike Bush stand up for all the people and set the standard for other countries to follow.

Right to die is our choice since it's our bodies and being gay oriented has nothing to do with servicing your country. Gay servicemen and women have been there since the beginning of the forces. Come on face the obvious move forward!

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