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Chuck Grassley: “I don't have any problem with things like living wills, but they ought to be done within the family. We should not have…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2009
I don't have any problem with things like living wills, but they ought to be done within the family. We should not have a government program that determines you're going to pull the plug on grandma.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Grassley expresses concern over government involvement in end-of-life decisions.

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