Politics

Sanctity of Human Life Act

The Sanctity of Human Life Act was introduced in 2015 by Georgia Congressman Jody Hice. This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is the person's paramount and most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, at which time every human has all legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and all...

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Safe Place for Newborns Act

The Georgia “Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002” became effective August 13, 2002. This law allows a mother to leave her newborn baby within seven days of birth at any hospital in Georgia. The newborn must be left with a hospital employee and the mother must leave her name and address. Additional information can be obtained by calling the Newborn Lifeline Network 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, toll free 1-866-694-2229 x3. Interpreters are available.

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Rationing: The New Healthcare App

In July, the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s leading oncology association, announced the development of a new mobile app for cancer patients. This app is not intended to ease people through the treatment process, but to create a standardized way of limiting patients’ access to innovative treatments based on costs rather than benefits to the patient. Being sick is costly. However, being alive is also costly—even funerals are costly—but when did it become acceptable...

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Rationing Healthcare

The New York Times begins to soften us for health care rationing. "Eventually, we may well have to decide against paying for expensive treatments with only modest benefits. But given how difficult that would be for this country, it makes sense to start with the easier situations — the ones in which “no” really is the best answer for patients. " Ever heard of a QALY? Quality Adjusted Life Years is a mechanism for rationing health care.  Obamacare provides a "panel" to decide on the treatments...

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