A couple of stories from the UK:
"Surgery bans elderly patient over her carbon footprint" (Telegraph, 4/3/2012)
"Sentenced to death for being old: The NHS denies life-saving treatment to the elderly" (Daily Mail, 4/6/2012)
The US isn't in such dire straits yet. Let's hope we never get there.
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