The health care debate is generating some press as members of congress hit their home towns with Town Halls. As some of the discussions have become heated, commentators are complaining that critics are promoting irrational fears and not engaging in serious debate.

Hyperbole aside, there are serious issues being raised by many ordinary citizens about the wide scope and massive changes that Congress and the President are considering making to how Americans receive their health care and how it is paid for.
Here are some stories to consider:

• A blogger with chronic pain considers how her choices for treatment will be curtailed

• From last year, a woman whose Doctor recommended chemotherapy to treat her cancer, gets a letter from the State of Oregon saying it won’t pay for it, that she should consider assisted suicide instead.

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