Mae Said:

Democratic Party on Physician-Assisted Suicide?

We Answered:

In May 2008, 64-year-old retired school bus driver Barbara Wagner received bad news from her doctor. She found out that her cancer, which had been in remission for two years, had returned. Then, she got some good news. Her doctor gave her a prescription that would likely slow the cancer's growth and extend her life. She was relieved by the news and also by the fact that she had health care coverage through the Oregon Health Plan.

It didn't take long for her hopes to be dashed.

Barbara Wagner was notified by letter that the Oregon Health Plan wouldn't cover her prescription. But the letter didn't leave it at that. It also notified her that, although it wouldn't cover her prescription, it would cover assisted suicide.

After Wagner's story appeared in the Eugene Register-Guard, the Oregon Health Plan acknowledged that it routinely sends similar letters to patients who have little chance of surviving more than five years, informing them that the health plan will pay for assisted suicide (euphemistically categorized as "comfort care"), but not for treatment that could help them live for months or years.

Certainly, spending $100 for deadly drugs is cost effective. And, ever since the Oregon Death with Dignity Act transformed the crime of assisted suicide into a "medical treatment" more than ten years ago, it has been perfectly legal. Oregon doctors prescribe lethal overdoses of drugs. Pharmacists dispense them, sometimes with instructions to "take all of this with a light snack and alcohol to cause death." Patients die after taking them.!~!

Assisted Suicide
Association's (AMA) official stance on pain care and assisted suicide. ... was thwarted last year by Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who feared ...

Ian Said:

The republican or democratic party?

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Here is the link to the platform for the republican party
http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/

Here is the link to the platform for the democrat party
http://www.democrats.org/agenda.html

However I'm not sure if either will give you a clear picture of what the parties stand for.

Typically the democrat party leans towards a larger federal government while the republican party leans towards smaller federal government

Democrats support same sex marriage, partial birth abortion, typically higher taxes (to support the larger federal government), and government social programs that take care of workers and non workers.

Republicans support marriage between one man and one woman, anti abortion, usually tax cuts (due to a smaller federal government), and an individuals right to support him or herself and keep more of what you earn.

Samantha Said:

Vermont Green Party VS Vermont Progressive Party!?

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Ok honestly here is what is going to happen.

A bunch of people are going to spew a bunch of political rhetoric one way or the other and you aren't going to get a real answer.

Vermont is a very small state, I suggest you call each parties headquarters and arrange a meeting with a representative. Ask them how they will represent your ideals, what their platform is and how they will achieve it.

Small parties like these will happily meet with individual citizens.

Also I would like to say it is very refreshing to see someone putting so much thought into their party affiliation, I wish more Americans would do the same.

Good Luck!

Stacy Said:

what is the difference in detail between the republican party and the democratic party??

We Answered:

Republicans want personal freedom.

Democrats want freedom for all.

Most teachers are Democrats.

ALL KKK members are Republicans.

Elsie Said:

Did you know . . . .. That Islamist websites have been REJOICING for weeks HAILING the DEMOCRATIC PARTY for ..

We Answered:

The terrorists have reached a price in which the democrats will sell-out America.

Emma Said:

reliable information on democratic party?

We Answered:

You may want to take a look at the Democratic National Platform adopted in July 2004: http://www.ontheissues.org/Dem_Platform_…

Mark Said:

Which Choice is "Greener"- the Green Party or the Democratic Party? ?

We Answered:

Wait, you actually believe it when the Democrats talk about being eco-friendly?