tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post6839805517557406751..comments2024-03-27T11:49:41.376-04:00Comments on Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: End-of-life decision rests with family, not doctorsAlex Schadenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-64097886849893207112011-05-24T16:17:13.552-04:002011-05-24T16:17:13.552-04:00Dear Anonymous:
When you read my comments concern...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />When you read my comments concerning end-of-life decision making, you will notice that I am not opposed to pulling the plug or withdrawing a ventilator and I recognize that these decisions do not constitute euthanasia.<br /><br />That doesn't mean that it is ethical to simply "pull the plug" but it means that these decisions are sometimes an acceptance of the limits of physical life.<br /><br />The point that I continue to make is: Who has the right to decide?<br /><br />The Rasouli case will determine whether or not the physician has the right to unilaterally withdraw treatment without consent. <br /><br />The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition supports the decision by Justice Himel who stated that consent must be obtained before life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn.Alex Schadenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649977828342637842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-15172911605649931532011-05-21T10:17:01.359-04:002011-05-21T10:17:01.359-04:00Unfortunately I believe many doctors now take acti...Unfortunately I believe many doctors now take active steps to assure that the point WILL come where there is NO choice...if they think the person has no value anymore...In my dad's case they administered an anti arrhythmic drug that destroyed his lungs leaving him with little choice...they euthanized him while he was still fully aware of what was happening after making it impossible for him to recover.<br />At the start of this year my 20 year old son's wound doctor let him go septic without telling us he had an infection--when we found out about the infection from the home health nurses [they finally wrestled the diagnosis out of him], the doc then insisted it wasn't his job to prescribe antibiotics...whos was it...thankfully we managed to save my son...for now...even tho his temp shot to nearly 104 and his heart rate reached 180...he isn't elderly, just severely disabled...but the mentality is the same...nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870680511231772617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216787076261944467.post-56199643220855690112011-05-20T22:51:30.649-04:002011-05-20T22:51:30.649-04:00In there you said that a patient is a human being ...In there you said that a patient is a human being even if a machine is breathing for him. Well I agree but a machine is not a human being. So if you turn of the machine the patient is still a human being but a human being going where God intended him/her to go. I am not saying to turn of a machine of a person that stands a chance of recovering when a machine is doing it for him now but he will on his own in the future. I am saying let 99 year old great great Grandpa go...He has lived his life and I am sure he is tired and ready to go....It is crazy for someone to want to keep someone like that alive by machines just because they can't bear to say good bye....Grandpa said good bye long ago !!! Use your heads...If a person stands a chance of surviving and living life again give them all you can give but if they are being kept alive in every way and they don't stand a chance to live let them go !!! I say this because I am a patient that sufferes from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and one day that very well may be me. I have already suffered enough. Please don't make me suffer anymore because you think I can still feel pain....My God I have felt enough pain ! Do not make me suffer any more than needed !!! For those who believe... Heaven is much nicer than Earth !!! As for Baby Joseph I was 100% behind letting his parents take him home ! That was stupid ! The machine was not keeping him alive because there was no other way for him to live. It was keeping him alive until the other procedure was done. To have removed his breathing machine would have been murder !!! With that said you can see the difference between life and death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com