Obama Administration: Depressed and Disabled Veterans Should Consider Foregoing Medical Care

IsraPundit ^ | 8/19/09 | Bill Levinson

[Winged Hussar]

Depression, disability, and "being a financial burden" could constitute "Lebensunwerte Leben" (Life Unworthy of Life) in U.S. Government end of life planning document

"The Death Book for Veterans: Ex-soldiers don't need to be told they're a burden to society" by Jim Towey in today's (August 18) Wall Street Journal says,

Last year, bureaucrats at the VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care advocated a 52-page end-of-life planning document, "Your Life, Your Choices." It was first published in 1997 and later promoted as the VA's preferred living will throughout its vast network of hospitals and nursing homes. After the Bush White House took a look at how this document was treating complex health and moral issues, the VA suspended its use. Unfortunately, under President Obama, the VA has now resuscitated "Your Life, Your Choices."

We downloaded this document directly from the Veterans Administration, and the content suggests that both family finances and depression--a non-terminal illness--could constitute Lebensunwerte Leben, or "life unworthy of life." Smoke is generally indicative of fire and, although HR 3200 says nothing about mandatory end of life planning, euthanasia, or anything else similar to Germany's Aktion T4 program--the euthanasia program that served as a precedent for the Holocaust--we have shown (http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=16320) that there is indeed fire to go with the smoke. "Your Life, Your Choices" is simply more evidence, and it even suggests that war veterans with depression consider themselves a burden on the society that sent them to war.

[Winged Hussar]

COPY, PASTE, AND CIRCULATE

[Bon mots]

[CodeToad]

Just plain sick. Liberals have no value for life except thier own.

[penelopesire]

SICKENING!!

OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE MONSTERS PING!!

[the long march]

You obviously have never had to sit with a lvoed one and write and advanced health care directive. If you do not have one in place the doctors will do what they want. These are legitamate questions that are asked a person when they are rational and can consider all options.

This is not an out of line set of questions. They have been asaked for decades. Families who care how their loved ones are treated should have these discussions NOW. You can paint this anyway you want but all medical care these days depends upon advance care directives —— if you do not have one you better be lucid when you hit the hospital else wise they will do what they want

[MindBender26]

..... when they pry my cold dead hands from it!

[Typical_Whitey]

Obama's socialist medicine will destroy the desire to fight for life.

[driftdiver]

There is a HUGE difference between a family working this out with their doctor, and the federal govt making this mandatory.

[driftdiver]

screw the painkillers in some depressing hospital. go sailing or hiking in the wilderness.

[SumProVita]

Government-run health care is NOT constitutional. Period!

[BluesDuke]

It’s perverse and sad that, the more we learn about God’s Only Begotten Grandson, the less President Obamengele really seems to know . . .

[Marty62]

This is in fact the U.S. Version of the National Socialist policy to remove “unsightly” WWI from public view. sent to Death Hospitals (my term). Hitlers view was that the concept of the healthy, master race aryan would not be served by the presence of disabled veterans.

Americans are absolutely insane to follow ANYTHING the Dummies in Congress and this Administration put forth.

[penelopesire]

The doctors are not allowed to ‘do what they want’. Please don’t spread ‘fishy rumors’ on FR....lol.

Did you read this piece of garbage? This is ridiculous and evil..especially for our service members. End of life planning is fine as long as it is between the patient,family members and the doctor. This survey is criminal in it’s wording and intent.

[Always Right]

Started under Clinton. Killed by Bush. Reinstated by Obama. Oh, how compassionate are liberals, pulling the plug on war heroes.

[Anti-Bubba182]

I bet a lot of Old Timers voted for Obama and, unless connected, they really are going to get pounded.

[Magic Fingers]

If you have debilitating pain, hiking or sailing are usually low on your list of priorities. Unless you meant hiking or sailing WITH the painkillers? Now that might be a fun way to go out...

[True Republican Patriot]

The Liberal Democrats subjected Terri Schiavo to the most Horrific Execution Possible! They Dehydrated and Starved Terri Schavo to an Excruciating Death! Her Family Loved and Pleaded to be Permitted to care for Terri, Her Alleged Husband had tried to Murder Her Years Before and was Finally Successful with The Help of The Euthanasia Industry and The Democrats! But the RATS say Waterboarding is too Harsh for Khalid Shiek Muhhammed!

[GeronL]

My sister has dialysis.... I guess she is going to be dead meat when these people take over

[STARWISE]

How DARE they!!

Every day, something more outrageous
than the today before.

This madness must end!

God bless, protect and
help our brave troops.

[GeronL]

“He is depressed”

“OK, we’ll kill him for you”