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Health insurance companies should not be exempt from federal anti-trust legislation. Exemptions breed corruption, exemptions from anti-trust laws breed inefficiencies too.

The town hall protests against health care reform are appropriate. That is the very exact purpose of the "town hall meetings": politicians explain their positions, and in return they receive a piece of people's mind.

The U.S. government should not provide universal healthcare. The US government should just allow healthcare providers to refuse care for those who do not pay, and most problems will be solved within couple of years.

The federal government should tax employer-sponsored health benefits. The health insurance should not be provided by an employer; thus the incentives to do so should be removed.

Healthcare reform should not include a government-sponsored health insurance option. I do not wish to pay for healthcare of everyone and their dogs. The only law needed to be passed is immunity for healthcare providers for refusing to treat anyone who cannot pay.

Public schools should not administer pneumonia vaccinations. Public schools should administer some teaching instead.

There should be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits. The malpractice suits are not all that effective, as the insurance companies will pay the damages. Then they will raise the premiums, which the docs will pass to the rest of the patients as higher fees. So what's the point? I end up paying for the mistakes of the doctors...

People do not have a right to affordable healthcare. People have a right to freely exchange their money for willing services of a doctor. However, they do not have right to make _me_ pay for the services _they_ obtain, and "right to affordable healthcare" is nothing but a codeword for a taxpayer subsidized healthcare system.

Media coverage of the swine flu outbreak has been overblown. So far, greatly.

Lawmakers should not limit the number of embryos that can be implanted during in-vitro fertilization. This is no business of anyone but the woman, her family and her doctor. On the other hand, they _should_ limit the welfare/medicare payments for unnecessary procedures such as IVF, or for kids brought to the world solely to game the welfare system.

Pope Benedict's comments about condoms increasing the problem of AIDS in Africa were not accurate. When you pull them out of context, they may seem reasonable. However, given the real world constraints, they were as accurate as "if you eat a clove of garlic instead of having sex, you will avoid HIV". That is, meaningless.

Abstinence-only sex education is not effective. It's a waste of time and money.

Medical providers should not have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable. They should lose their licenses for refusing medical care because they do not like patient's morals.

The use of antibiotics in food animals poses a risk to human health. It is an indirect risk related to the growth of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria strands.

Obesity should not be classified as a disability. Fat losers have only themselves to blame for their problems.* *Except for rare medical conditions, as determined by qualified physician.

People should not use the Internet for self-diagnosis. Actually yes they should, so that the gene pool would clear up a bit...

Health insurance policies should not be legally required to cover behavioral treatments for Autism. If it makes business sense, it will be covered, if it doesn't, it should not be mandated.

Scientists should try to slow the effects of aging. It's better to live long and healthy life than short one ridden with diseases... At least it is so for me.

It is ethical for doctors to prescribe placebos to unwitting patients. As long as it is medically appropriate.

FDA rulings are affected by special interests. A quick look at recent stories seem to prove that FDA is nothing but a food and drug industry lobbyists.

Adults should not be required by law to purchase health insurance. But, they should be denied treatment they cannot pay for, unless they can convince a charity to pick the bill for them.

The government should not regulate the cost of healthcare. Every time a government starts to regulate cost of anything, the result is disastrous -- shortages, corruption and waste.

Elective cesarean deliveries should be available in the absence of medical complications. That is a matter for a woman, her physician, and her financial adviser, but not the State.

An individual should have the right to make choices that affect the length or quality of her life. A human being has a fundamental right to chose his (and only his!) time and manner of death.

Employers should not be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees. They should be neither required nor prohibited.

A universal healthcare system would require a tax increase. Either in the form of income taxes channeled to the healthcare system, or as a mandatory "premium" that each of us would have to pay. And to anyone claiming "we will cut spending somewhere to pay for that" there is a challenge: Can you identify ONE instan

A person should have a basic right to death. Basic right to life, basic right to death.

Physician-assisted suicide should be legal. The right to die on one's own terms is every bit as important as the right to live.

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Which personality type are you?

UNKNOWN: Do you floss your teeth regularly?

There should be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits. The malpractice suits are not all that effective, as the insurance companies will pay the damages. Then they will raise the premiums, which the docs will pass to the rest of the patients as higher fees. So what's the point? I end up paying for the mistakes of the doctors...

UNKNOWN: Should Plan B be available over-the-counter to women under the age of 18?

UNKNOWN: Is drinking in moderation a viable treatment for alcoholism?

Pope Benedict's comments about condoms increasing the problem of AIDS in Africa were not accurate. When you pull them out of context, they may seem reasonable. However, given the real world constraints, they were as accurate as "if you eat a clove of garlic instead of having sex, you will avoid HIV". That is, meaningless.

UNKNOWN: Will the outbreak of the influenza virus (Swine flu) in Mexico become an international pandemic?

Media coverage of the swine flu outbreak has been overblown. So far, greatly.

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)?

UNKNOWN: Should the government negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada?