Syndicated columnist Kenn Connor titled his recent column, "End of Life Care Should Not End Life." The hospice movement, for example, has always been about treating individuals nearing the end of their lives with dignity and respect, not discarding them like a used kleenex. Government health care in England is favoring the latter approach because elderly patients are only viewed as a drain on resources, not as human beings. The same mindset can creep into private insurance carriers as well. We are all made in God's image and we need to fight against this utilitarian approach that treats people as blobs of red ink. Read the column and think about it.
townhall.com/columnists/KenConnor/2009/10/25/end_of_life_care_should_not_end_life
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