tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post2036370625925133220..comments2024-03-28T09:15:04.144-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Diabetics can be approved for assisted suicide in Oregon.Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-91365244238015893012018-01-12T16:38:35.423-05:002018-01-12T16:38:35.423-05:00Quote: "t is up to the patient and doctor to ...Quote: "t is up to the patient and doctor to discuss disease and treatment options. But if the patient decides they don’t want treatment, that is their choice."<br />Where I live, a doctor can refuse to treat a patient if he believes, for example, that it is cost-inefficient; and he can also override the wishes of a patient or his family for treatment on the same grounds, or on the grounds that such treatment would not necessarily prolong life. Scary, indeed.<br />Also, can it be held that someone has 'refused' treatment on the grounds that they cannot afford it? How deceptive is a statement like that?Sophie Jnoreply@blogger.com