tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post7036529004413457253..comments2024-03-28T13:26:59.030-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Brampton Civic hospital imposes euthanasia by dehydration through pressure tactics.Alex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-82791263723554471622016-11-30T11:57:28.248-05:002016-11-30T11:57:28.248-05:00This is a very interesting and difficult case inde...This is a very interesting and difficult case indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048071624733265667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-63428050482488347662010-08-26T23:55:06.250-04:002010-08-26T23:55:06.250-04:00Is there a reason the suggested letter is only add...Is there a reason the suggested letter is only addressed to the hospital and CCB? Why not the local members of federal and/or provincial parliament? Why not the provincial Minister of Health and Long-Term Care or the federal Minister of Health?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-72860829178202379372010-08-25T16:48:45.668-04:002010-08-25T16:48:45.668-04:00The crux of this particular case is that the patie...The crux of this particular case is that the patient, unable to acess water and food due to his condition, will die from dehydration--just as would any and every other person, healthy or ill, who was likewise unable to access water and food. <br /><br />An apparent "disability discount" on the perceived value of the lives of folks like Joshua has brought us to a time when such deadly deprivations have become first thinkable in the minds of some who would impose them, and now an awful reality, imposed on defenseless, dependent, disabled people like Joshua.<br /> <br />Several years ago, I had a patient whose political prisoner father had died from starvation in his native N. Korea. To think that N. American members of a humanitarian profession like medicine would now treat a person--their own patient no less--in similar callous fashion to my patient's father is both shocking and sobering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-58322320044113371442010-08-24T15:53:33.306-04:002010-08-24T15:53:33.306-04:00There are so many cases where doctors have declare...There are so many cases where doctors have declared a patient's case 'hopeless' only to have the patient later revive. There is no proper scientific agreement on what 'brain death' is, yet this is often presented to families as being certain and irreversible.<br /><br />In this case, 'persistent vegetative state' certainly doesn't sound likely if he's talking on the phone to his sister.<br /><br />How quick we are to consign people to dustbin, to rush on with our valuable lives sitting in traffic jams, rather than look after those that need our care.<br /><br />If half this story is true, I can't believe the police have not been called. I didn't think open euthanasia was legal here (I know lots of doctors do it anyway).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-5013437506702071392010-08-24T14:31:23.223-04:002010-08-24T14:31:23.223-04:00Anonymous above states: "Sometimes, there ar...Anonymous above states: "Sometimes, there are things worse than death....The question of where to draw the line is not about when it becomes too much for the hospital, but rather when it becomes too burdensome for the patient."<br /><br />If the patient can't speak for himself, then WHO is deciding whether something is too burdensome for said patient? And who makes the determination as to whether something is worse than death? It is not up to us to judge that, especially if we believe in God. <br /><br />There is much at the core of this problem, and the root is the lack of dignity for the human person. Who are we to judge the worth of another! Isn't this what happened in the days of slavery? <br /><br />In the end, isn't it better to err on the side of LIFE than to make a mistake and cause death?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-70189870741106560732010-08-23T09:20:28.154-04:002010-08-23T09:20:28.154-04:00ON law requires that decisions be made in a patien...ON law requires that decisions be made in a patients best interest when there is no known prior wish. Sometimes, there are things worse than death. In this case, I presume 'cognitive disability' actually refers to something closer to a permanent vegetative state. The interventions required to keep a patient alive in this state are invasive and usually lead to other issues requiring increasing levels of intervention. The question of where to draw the line is not about when it becomes too much for the hospital, but rather when it becomes too burdensome for the patient.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com