Dr. Peter Breggin: Ten Inevitable Tragic Consequences of National Health Care

With the looming probability of a "public option" as a prelude to full-blown national health care, it's important examine the most threatening and even tragic... Full Story »

Posted by Patricia L'Herrou - via Huffington Post (Health Care)
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct 24, 2009 - 4:12 PM PDT
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Edited by: Patricia L'Herrou - Oct 25, 2009 - 7:12 AM PDT

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by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 25, 2009

this is a 'sky is falling' opinion from a psychiatrist turned social critic about the inevitable consequences if we have a public health care system. most of his predictions sound quite unreasonable and unrealistic, including active" euthanasia for medically expensive children", altho some, for example, " increased birth control and slower population growth", may become reality and be beneficial. but he presents each and all of them as going to "unleash dreadful moral consequences on our society and on ourselves as individuals".

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