06-01-2002, 10:57 PM
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Originally posted by mistral4543:
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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Well when I made the poll, I was assuming that the family and doctors would know in advance what the wishes of the patient were before they became incapacitated and unable to decide for themselves. I also assumed that it would be close family and not just casual friends making the decision If this is not the case..thats a whole different can of worms.
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