tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post6528618962143598305..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Psychiatrist: Assisted suicide - More than meets the eye.Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-78508371285256412892016-01-29T14:22:57.721-05:002016-01-29T14:22:57.721-05:00In the US, pain management is getting difficult to...In the US, pain management is getting difficult to obtain. Doctors are either refusing to write prescriptions, or seriously limit the amount of pain care, for fear of losing their license. <br /><br />But, at the same time, there appears to be a popular push for assisted suicide and euthanasia.<br /><br />I find this to be rather contradictory. I believe that suicides (assisted or not) will increase as a result of the doctor's fear of writing prescriptions.<br /><br />Unfortunately this is also compounding the problem that many medications, for those who are able to obtain prescriptions, are now also treated differently by insurance companies. For example, one patient's medication had a $40/mo co-pay in 2014 which, in 2015, became an $820/mo co-pay. Needless to say, she was unable to afford the medication. Her mobility is now severely limited.<br /><br />Any thoughts? Have you noticed this? I am very confused as to the reasoning for the support of death while discouraging pain management for those in need. <br /><br />I find both situations to be abhorrent.<br /><br />I am speaking about people who have legitimate pain that can be backed up by clinical lab/radiology results. Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268730104232259244noreply@blogger.com