Terence Jeffrey: “In the latter part of my father’s career, two ominous trends began to emerge in American medicine: nationalization of control and normalization of intrinsically evil practices. The neighborly relationships that prevailed between Americans and the local doctors and health care facilities they turned to in times of need were gradually being replaced by ever-more remote corporate and government entities. … In 1975, according to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 7,156 hospitals in the United States, including 3,339 non-profit hospitals (which would include those runs by religious organizations), 1,761 local- and state-government run hospitals and 775 for-profit hospitals. In 2010, there were 5,754 hospitals – about 20 percent fewer than in 1975. Non-profit hospitals decreased by 435; local and state government hospitals decreased by 693 – but for-profit hospitals increased by 238. As government increased control of health care through Medicare and Medicaid, non-profit hospitals decreased and for-profit hospitals increased. … When Obamacare is fully in place, a federal government that believes it can force people to act against their consciences in the taking of innocent life will have near-monopoly control over the medical industry.”