kitkat105
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Joined: 11/29/2011 From: Eating dutch crunch in the Silicon Valley Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: kitkat105 Hmm. I wouldn't normally bite at a scaremongering dailymail article but... is there really quality of life living forever? I mean, how many tablets would you be willing to keep you alive while you're body and mind slowly fails? The question is, whose decision is it whether one chases that extra day or not? Yours (if you can afford it) or the system (communal based, taxpayer supported, science dictated - say it as you wish) that's providing your care? In my experience of seeing people die, withdrawal of treatment rarely speeds up death. Giving these patients who are already dying extra treatment (eg. intravenous fluids, antibiotics, etc) prolongs their death and adds more issues to their current problem (because for example, their kidneys can't deal with the fluids, their liver can't process the antibiotics). Withdrawal of treatment is always discussed with the next of kin or medical power of attorney. No matter what the dailymail might have you believe. Some of us even have advanced directives clearly stating what we want to happen when we are dying.
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