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Old 06-01-2002, 10:31 PM   #9
mistral4543
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Join Date: September 5, 2001
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I was just struck by another idea. As third parties, we observe the suffering experienced by loved ones. Yet are we certain that they definitely wish to be rid of their suffering, at the cost of their lives? There may be brave patients (I will not say they are a majority, as I've no idea of the statistics) who want to fight on for as long as they can... dying in pain may also be a dignified death, to some of us.

So if we allow others the right to make the decision for the patient, that person would have to know the patient intimately enough to make the appropriate call.
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