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China Says It Will Stop Taking Organs From Executed Inmates

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“China says it plans to phase out the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners, ending a controversial practice that reportedly supplies most of the country’s transplant patients.  Beginning in November, China will scale back and eliminate the harvesting of inmate organs. Huang says that will be replaced by a nationwide voluntary donor system.  For years, Beijing denied that it routinely took organs from executed prisoners before finally acknowledging it a few years ago.  Although the number of executed prisoners is a state secret in China, human rights groups estimate the country executes thousands of people each year.”

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/16/212585522/china-says-it-will-stop-taking-organs-from-executed-inmates

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Oklahoma lawmaker wants death row organ donations

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“A state lawmaker says he wants to give Oklahoma’s death row inmates a chance at redemption by donating their organs before their execution.  Democratic state Rep. Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs said Wednesday that he’s developing legislation that would give a person who’s been convicted of taking a life an opportunity to give someone else a chance to live a longer life.  Dorman says the program would be voluntary and no inmate would be forced to give up an organ. But Ryan Holmes, assistant director of health care ethics at Santa Clara University in California, says the idea raises ethical concerns and would be ‘very problematic’ for surgeons.”

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Oklahoma-lawmaker-wants-death-row-organ-donations-4961312.php

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Who Should Decide What You Eat?

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“Why can’t I choose what I consume?  Shouldn’t I be free to balance health risk, price, and taste on my own?  With trans fats consumption trending down already, why should the FDA ‘fix’ the problem through coercion and prohibition?  How is that moral?  And where does the FDA get the authority?  The Constitution gives only Congress the power to pass federal laws. It CANNOT delegate this power to unelected bureaucrats.  To do so mocks the rule of law and representative government.  At least when Congress passes bad laws, you have to explain your votes to the people. FDA busybodies have no such accountability.”

http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/who-should-decide-what-you-eat

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NYC’s Bloomberg led the way on trans fats ban

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“In the years before the city took action, big agribusiness companies had already spent years developing alternatives to the main source of trans fat – partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Yet there was little market demand for alternatives, which included blends of soybean, cottonseed and palm oils.  McDonald’s, KFC and other restaurant companies had quietly been experimenting with substitute frying oils and shortening for years, trying to see if they could make the switch without consumers noticing a change in taste. All of those efforts went into overdrive when Bloomberg’s health board implemented the ban, and effectively created a huge new marketplace for trans fat alternatives overnight.”

http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA9U97MG2

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HealthCare.gov: How political fear was pitted against technical needs

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“Staffers were aware by late 2012 that the work of building the federal exchange was lagging. Employees repeatedly warned at meetings late last year and in January that so many things were behind schedule that there would be no time for adequate ‘end to end’ testing of how the moving parts worked together, the former HHS official said.  ‘People were just like, well . . . it’s a dynamic we can’t change,’ the former official said. ‘There wasn’t a way to push back or challenge it up the line. You had the policy people, largely at the White House, pushing the deadlines and tinkering with the policy, rather than the people who had to run the critical operating path design and program the system.'”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/challenges-have-dogged-obamas-health-plan-since-2010/2013/11/02/453fba42-426b-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_print.html

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Obamacare To Increase Individual-Market Premiums By Average Of 41%

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“One of the fundamental flaws of the Affordable Care Act is that, despite its name, it makes health insurance more expensive. Today, the Manhattan Institute released the most comprehensive analysis yet conducted of premiums under Obamacare for people who shop for coverage on their own. In the average state, Obamacare will increase underlying premiums by 41 percent. As we have long expected, the steepest hikes will be imposed on the healthy, the young, and the male. And Obamacare’s taxpayer-funded subsidies will primarily benefit those nearing retirement—people who, unlike the young, have had their whole lives to save for their health-care needs.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/11/04/49-state-analysis-obamacare-to-increase-individual-market-premiums-by-avg-of-41-subsidies-flow-to-elderly/

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What Will Obamacare Cost You?

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“An interactive guide to understanding the financial impact of the Affordable Care Act. For more on our findings, see the accompanying article by Avik Roy: 49-State Analysis: Obamacare To Increase Individual-Market Premiums By Average Of 41%”

http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2013/what-will-obamacare-cost-you-map.html

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ObamaLoans Up by Almost 3 to 1

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“The official goal of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was to make college more affordable. How? By making loans to students. The effect has been to lure millions of students into long-term debt for the purchase of liberal arts degrees that do not lead to high-income jobs.  ObamaLoans took loan-making decisions away from banks and placed this into the hands of federal employees at the Department of Education — bureaucrats with job tenure. The amount of student debt owed to the U.S. government in 2009 was $120 billion. Today, it is $675 billion.  In July 2010, ObamaCare was passed. That’s when the loans began to multiply.”

http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/11/06/obamaloans-almost-3-1/

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Obamacare Restrictions Lead Brooklyn Couple To Consider Divorce

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“‘After Obamacare has rolled out, we realized that we would save thousands of dollars if we got divorced,’ Aronowitz said.  The issue for Aronowitz and Cassara is that together as family of only two, they make more than the $62,000 level to qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. But if they lived together unmarried, they would qualify for the subsidies and could literally save hundreds of dollars a month on their health care.  A single person can qualify for subsidies if they make less than $46,000 a year.”

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/06/obamacare-restrictions-lead-brooklyn-couple-to-consider-divorce/

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Bureaucrats Against Healthcare Access: Remote Area Medical

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“Remote Area Medical (RAM), a Tennessee-based charity that is completely privately funded, offers a glimpse of what voluntary health care might look like. The group treats all comers at free, weekend clinics dotted across the country.  At a typical event, over a thousand patients arrive in the wee hours of the night to make sure they get a spot in line. Many drive for hours and sleep in their cars.  But rather than welcome the organization, which operates at no cost to taxpayers, most state governments actively impede their efforts.  Unfortunately, few states allow health workers licensed in other states to see patients—even when they are working for free.”

http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/bureaucrats-against-healthcare-access

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