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When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we, in essence, accept that the state owns our bodies. -- Ron Paul
Americans have the right to have their medical decisions made by them and their doctors, and not by those bureaucrats sitting behind a computer screen hundreds of miles away. -- Al Gore
Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room? -- Garry Trudeau
Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions. -- Barbara Boxer
To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment? -- John Paul Stevens
The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants. -- Jack Kevorkian
At the heart of both democracy and capitalism is a simple assumption that, across the board, people make free and relatively rational decisions: that we are, to borrow a medical term, Gillick Competent. -- Nick Harkaway
Long regarded as central to the contemporary understanding of medical ethics are four principles that must be satisfied in order to fulfill the requirements of moral decision-making. These principles are autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. -- Sherwin B. Nuland

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