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Death, the GOP, and the Politics of Health Care Reform

By Scott Swenson, RH Reality Check

August 11, 2009 - 9:03am

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Why is it that in life's most personal and private moments - sexuality, conception, birth and the dying process, the party that says it governs least always governs most?

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HHS "Conscience" Rule: What About End-of-Life Pain Care?

By Barbara Coombs Lee

January 12, 2009 - 8:00am

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Most reactions to the HHS conscience rule focus on impending damage to reproductive services. But the rule will surely obstruct and delay good care in many instances, increasing the suffering of dying patients and their loved ones.

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Agenda for Compassion: Death With Dignity A Reproductive Justice Victory

By Logan Kelly

January 6, 2009 - 8:00am

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Just as all women benefit from legal affirmation of their right to choose abortion, so do all terminally ill Americans benefit when they are free to make affirmative choices about how their lives will end.

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