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Forget 'Death Panels' -- Poll Says Most Want Better Life, Not Longer

WASHINGTON -- A large majority of Americans say the quality of life, not the length, is more important when their days are numbered. But more than half also say the health care system should spare no expense to extend life. The seemingly contradictory views were among those revealed in a new poll conducted by the National...

Essay: My Way of Death

I don't like to talk about dying any more than the next guy, but sometimes it only makes sense. One of those times is right now – if you haven't signed any advanced directives. Those are the forms that spell out what kind of care you want to receive when you're dying. The other time it pays, literally, to talk about...

Background on death panels

"Death panel" is a political term that originated during a 2009 debate about federal health care legislation to cover the uninsured in the United States.

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