Before you play these clips, I want to go over a few things about end of life counseling, advanced directories, and living wills. That way there is no confusion about what Maddow is saying--because you can deduce it for your self. And if you want to play the evil music in the post before this, be my guest.
What are advanced directives?
Advanced directives or advanced decisions are instructions given by individuals specifying what actions should be taken for their health in the event that they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity. -Wiki
Living wills?
The living will is the oldest form of advance directive...A living will usually provides specific directives about the course of treatment that is to be followed by health care providers and caregivers. In some cases a living will may forbid the use of various kinds of burdensome medical treatment. -WikiEnd-of-life Counsling? Despite being present in the government for over 20 years, and being proposed in HR 3200 by a Republican, here is what it is acording to the text of the bill itself. So this is what the bill actually says. First off, end of life counsling isnt mentioned in the bell its called advanced care planning counsling, and what does it propose? Exactly what it says,
‘advance care planning consultation’ means a consultation between the individual and a practitioner described in paragraph (2) regarding advance care planning - H.R 3200 sec 1233
Now watch this... its amazing really.
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