kolanuraven
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He should have NEVER been put in jail to begin with!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/01/kevorkian.release.ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/01/kevorkian.release.ap/index.html
kolanuraven said:He should have NEVER been put in jail to begin with!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/01/kevorkian.release.ap/index.html
Jinglebob said:kolanuraven said:He should have NEVER been put in jail to begin with!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/01/kevorkian.release.ap/index.html
This is not really a black and white issue, so I would have to say your position is debatable.
kolanuraven said:Jinglebob said:kolanuraven said:He should have NEVER been put in jail to begin with!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/01/kevorkian.release.ap/index.html
This is not really a black and white issue, so I would have to say your position is debatable.
Hence why I posted it w/ my opinion!!! You're on your A game today there JB!!!
jigs said:legalizing death seems rather political to me, but I am of the opinion the guy was doing a service. if a person would rather not suffer the end of a viscous disease, then let them be. my grandfather had Alzheimer's and he was totally not there 99% of the time. the last month he was in and out of the emergency room for various things, and they had to CPR him a few times ... it was a sad situation to watch, so Grandma signed a DNR order on him. then they waited for the next battle. slowly his body shut down, and over a weeks time he drifted away for good. after seeing how that all works with modern medicine, I think men like Kavorkian are angels in disguise
Mrs.Greg said:Being on the pallitive care team I've watched numerous people die,new meds make the pain close to bearable.....This is only Gods desision no one elses :!:
nr said:Mrs.Greg said:Being on the pallitive care team I've watched numerous people die,new meds make the pain close to bearable.....This is only Gods desision no one elses :!:
Trying to permit someone to die naturally in a nursing home is quite a legal hurdle which we found when my mom had Alzheimers- despite the papers she'd signed when she was of sound mind that she didn't want her life prolonged. She eventually had an infection which was a natural way to die we thought but the staff still wanted to push fluids etc. even though she'd been living in a totally confused, physically uncomfortable and wheelchair bound state for years!
Now my dad at 95 has signed detailed instructions that he doesn't want anything done to prolong his life and dictated no tube feedings, no antibiotics, no fever-reducing meds, and that his daughters could refuse any or all treatments. I noticed though a resusitation mask was hanging on the door to the bathroom. The nurse-director said, "Oh, that wouldn't be used until the nurse or aide checked his chart to see what the directives said," but I'm thinking why would it be in the room at all when the patient has pre-signed his wishes? ??