The Breast Brouhaha The New York Times
Everyone has been trying to come up with a good nickname for the 10 years we're concluding next month. Terror Era really sounds like too much of a downer. How about the Decade of Medical Backtracking? Somewhere between the reports that Pap smears and tests for prostate cancer aren't all they were cracked up to be and the news that a high fiber diet doesn't do anything to prevent cancer, the health establishment began looking decidedly nonomniscient. Then this week, a federal task force reported that most women don't need annual mammograms (Gail Collins, 11/18).

Health Care Reform - A Republican View The New England Journal Of Medicine
Everyone agrees that something has to be done. But the reform proposals pending in Congress would make a bad situation worse. These bills would cause us to slide rapidly down the slippery slope toward increasing government control of health care (Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, 11/18).

Unlawful Health Reform? The Washington Post
But does not federal law trump state laws? Not necessarily (George F. Will, 11/19).

Abortion Is Not The Only Moral Issue Newsweek
Our entire health-care system is filled with complex moral choices…