Matt C. Abbott
I thought I'd ask Ron Panzer, head of Hospice Patients Alliance (and a nurse), to comment on the story. Panzer, who's working on a book on the subject, says that "this is all about pushing forward the hospice utilization to 100 percent, or as close as they can get it."
A person entering hospice could then be one of many patients quietly euthanized under the guise of end-of-life pain management. (See my April 29, 2010 column.)
Panzer writes (edited): http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/101228
Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He has worked in the right-to-life movement and is a published writer focused on Catholic and social issues. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com
