"This week the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding the constitutionality of what has become known colloquially as Obamacare. On the eve of these hearings, former Vice-President Dick Cheney’s heart transplant came under fire from some questioning whether such surgery is 'wasted' on a 71 year-old in retirement, or if the procedure should have been reserved for a younger patient, someone whose life still held the promise of productivity and use."

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