The absurd thing about the "death panel" talk(as usual, people in general don't think for themselves)is that it always has, does and will continue to exist. It's often the humanitarian thing to do when a loved one is for one example:being kept alive with a breathing machine and has no cognitive functioning. The majority of healthcare expense goes on in the final 6 months of life. Fact

While uethanasia is technically not legal, the family discusses the morphine drip(mmm morphine)with the doctor or somehing similar to end the person's suffering. How on earth do you think people like Jackie O and Michael Landon were able to go so silently into the good night...
I imagine like most people, I'm pro choice but hate the thought of it except for extreme circumstances. But what pisses me off about our gov with something like abortion is that they can never leave anything alone. It was made legal over 30 years ago. For the love of god, why can't we ever let sleeping dogs lie?