Originally Posted by roly

?People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn?t have a chance in the UK, where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless,?

firstly hawking is british (the nearest he comes to being american is the accent in his digitised voice)

secondly he lives in the uk

and thirdly he has treatment under the nhs and this is what he had to say about it. ?I wouldn?t be here today if it were not for the NHS,? he said. ?I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.?