P.S.

[poliphilo]

Since I wrote the last post, David Cameron (the leader of the British Conservative Party) has had to undertake a damage limitation exercise after a Conservative MEP (Member of the European Parliament) went on American TV to rubbish the
National Health Service.

Over here, you see, even Conservatives (which roughly- very roughly- translates as Republicans) think socialized medicine is a good thing. 

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The death committe thing is plain silly.

The reality- over here- is that National Health trusts- each of which has to manage a limited budget- have in certain cases refused to buy very expensive new drugs for sufferers from terminal cancer. These drugs don't cure the disease, but are claimed to slow its progress. There has been a lively, impassioned debate about the ethics of all this.