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Sarah Palin: “I was about laughed out of town for bringing to light what I call death panels because there's going to be faceless…”

On the recordDecember 26, 2010
I was about laughed out of town for bringing to light what I call death panels because there's going to be faceless bureaucrats who will, based on cost analysis and some subjective idea on somebody's level of productivity in life, somebody is going to call the shots as to whether your loved one will be able to receive health care or not.
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Sarah Palin
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Palin defends her use of the term 'death panels' and warns about bureaucratic decisions affecting health care access.

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