Stuart Butler, who was involved in the investigation, said he hoped the jailing brought the victim closure.

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The plan was introduced in a 1989 book, "A National Health System for America" by Stuart Butler and Edmund Haislmaier.

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In February, 2012, Stuart Butler, the author of the Heritage Foundation brief that first proposed the mandate, wrote an op-ed for USA Today in which he recanted that support.

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Joshua Butler, 22, previously admitted causing the death of Stuart Blackwell by dangerous driving on the A5127 Burton Road, in Streethay, in December.

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