Californian, Stephanie Parker, was told in 2012 that she had three years to live. Given a diagnosis of scleroderma, a chronic connective tissue disease, she has fought hard to hang on. Recently when seeking a change in her therapy her insurer initially agreed, then abruptly denied the request. The denial came a mere week after her state passed an assisted suicide law.
Parker asked her insurer if they cover suicide pills and was told, “Yes, we do provide that to our patients, and you would only have to pay $1.20 for the medication.”
Stephanie Parker’s website Here
There are a lot of pols who suffer from chronic and ultimately terminal cases of moral atrophy. Someone should assist them to do the right thing.
I’ll kick in the $1.20 for, say, Chuckie Schumer. Gladly.
How can they call it medication when it kills you?
Beyond Death Panels.
Thank you Barack Obama.
People who WANT to live are treated like shit. But run a story of someone who wants to kill themselves because – whatever- and they’re heroes.
That must be the pain pills that obama recommended.
Trump should pay her medical bills for her.
I just knew that’s what she had don’t know how or why but I knew it.
Thanks, Obama! It’s just what we needed! Who says you can’t afford your meds? They cost just $1.20, payable in advance.
@Dr. Tar:
That’s not medication, that’s drugs. Drugs’re bad, m’kay? (-:
Sadly folks, this is the future when the Trojan Horse OBAMACARE implodes. The media and lying democrats will sell Single Payer as the rescue. Then if you ever voted Republican you will be denied coverage. Oh you are terminally ill, no need to waste money on you, denied coverage. Oh you don’t have a job or pay taxes…GONE. It is where we are headed and once the STATE is given the power of healthcare or not, God help us all as the Hillary’s of the world will literally be able to decide who lives and dies.
@Dr. Tar:
“How can they call it medication when it kills you?”
Well, you’re a doctor. Shouldn’t you know these things?
😉
Brought to you by the same vermin who condone late term abortion. No sanctity of life here, move on . . .
There is a liberal here in WA who is campaigning FOR Single Payer-like it’s a good thing!!! She’s from India, like Kshama Sawant. Holy heck I am sure she will win her race because this side of the mountains is populated with idiots.
We need to fight these bastards.
Jonathon E from Rollerball wouldn’t let them put Moonpie down.
“Even a plant feels something”
Every life matters, or none of them do.
While I hesitate to suggest this (mostly because, well lawyers) but she and/or her estate should sue the insurance company and force them to freeze and save all emails, memos and voicemails regarding this woman and her case. Let the courts determine whether the insurer made the decision to deny coverage because of the passage of the suicide legislation. I’ve worked with insurers and governments before and while they make deny coverage they rarely reverse a decision granting coverage in these types of cases then denying it.
The “right to die” may sound good to people, but as soon as you make a thing acceptable you also make it acceptable for others to expect it of you.
Someone’s comment is missing. Damn communists.