As Democrats on Capitol Hill gain steam with a new deal to reform health care in the U.S., Republicans are stepping up their rhetoric to derail a plan they see as just more bureaucracy with dangerous implications.
Virginia Foxx, a Republican representing the Piedmont in North Carolina's fifth district, used strong words this week to oppose part of the House version of the reform bill that funds counseling for end-of-life issues.
"Republicans have a better solution that won't put the government in charge of people's health care," she said. "(The plan) is pro-life because it will not put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government."
Foxx said it worries her where that portion of the bill could lead, since physician-assisted suicide is legal in some states.
"I would like to see an amendment to the bill similar to the abortion exclusion that simply says no taxpayer funds should be used for euthanasia and no government rules should mandate euthanasia coverage," she said.
The health care reform plan that's moving through Congress currently includes a public option for health insurance and will cost about $900 billion over 10 years. Both North Carolina senators site on the committee writing the law.
Sen. Kay Hagan (D) supports creating a government-run health insurance option to stabilize costs, but Sen. Richard Burr (R) does not. Instead, Burr wants to find ways to give people the means to purchase their own health insurance and control it themselves.
Virginia Foxx, a Republican representing the Piedmont in North Carolina's fifth district, used strong words this week to oppose part of the House version of the reform bill that funds counseling for end-of-life issues.
"Republicans have a better solution that won't put the government in charge of people's health care," she said. "(The plan) is pro-life because it will not put seniors in a position of being put to death by their government."
Foxx said it worries her where that portion of the bill could lead, since physician-assisted suicide is legal in some states.
"I would like to see an amendment to the bill similar to the abortion exclusion that simply says no taxpayer funds should be used for euthanasia and no government rules should mandate euthanasia coverage," she said.
The health care reform plan that's moving through Congress currently includes a public option for health insurance and will cost about $900 billion over 10 years. Both North Carolina senators site on the committee writing the law.
Sen. Kay Hagan (D) supports creating a government-run health insurance option to stabilize costs, but Sen. Richard Burr (R) does not. Instead, Burr wants to find ways to give people the means to purchase their own health insurance and control it themselves.
