Originally Posted By: BASAMS The Plumber
 Originally Posted By: the G-man of Zur-En-Arrh
The story of Barbara Wagner
  • When Barbara’s lung cancer reappeared during the spring of 2008 her oncologist recommended aggressive treatment with Tarceva, a new chemotherapy. However, Oregon’s state run health plan denied the potentially life altering drug because they did not feel it was "cost-effective." Instead, the State plan offered to pay for either hospice care or physician-assisted suicide.




this is a sick world we are living in.


Yes that is wrong. The arguments for legalizing assisted suicide don't take into account that at some point a bean counter is going to figure out it's cheaper for somebody to die than be treated. Since she was a smoker I wonder how she would have fared with private insurance. Granted she wouldn't have gotten the "we'll help you end it all" letter but I doubt they would have helped her with an alternative treatment either.

Fair play!