Lisa and Jacob: Then and Now
The 2000 Republican Platform: ‘Medical decision-making should be in the hands of physicians and their patients.’
The 2004 Republican Platform: ‘We must attack the root causes of high health care costs by: … putting patients and doctors in charge of medical decisions.’
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, March 17, 2005: ‘So our — Congress has acted tonight and the House of Representatives acted last night. … It is clear to me that Congress has a responsibility since other aspects of government at the state level have failed to address this issue.’
House Majority Leader Tom Delay, March 19: ‘For one person in one state court to make this decision is too heavy. … It does take all of us to think this through.