[vesselle]

my only problem is the wording on your last question.

first off, doctor's take an oath to not kill so they are hand-tied with this option. and i would rather that some kind of statement from myself (if it were me) or the dying patient stating that such and such a family member was entrusted with this decision, be prepared long before the patient could be said to "not be in her right mind".

and for the grieving family, there's too much emotional distress for this decision to be made as someone is dying.

i have seen a dear friend of my tia's go this way. she was given morphine by the bushel and it never seemed to make any difference, except that she would fall asleep alot. but she was always in pain. it was the most horrible thing in the world to watch her and her family go through. they tried so hard to set something like this up and were rebuffed at every turn.

no one should have to fight so hard to die gracefully in this country.

V***V

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