US healthcare debate turns ugly

Legislators get verbal threats and even physical attacks for supporting healthcare bill.

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In the aftermath of the US congress approving the healthcare reform law, legislators who supported the bill are facing threats of violence and vandalism.

And some opponents are turning from harsh words to physical attacks to get their point across, raising worries about the state of political debate in the US.

Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports.

Source: Al Jazeera