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To: driftdiver
--The husband says his wife didn’t want to be kept on life support.

Would the wife have agreed to be kept on life support long enough to allow her baby to survive? Was that scenario ever part of their discussions? Doubt it.

13 posted on 01/27/2014 8:26:43 AM PST by JPG (Yes We Can morphs into Make It Hurt.)
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To: JPG
Would the wife have agreed to be kept on life support long enough to allow her baby to survive? Was that scenario ever part of their discussions? Doubt it.

It should clue all couples with DNR requests to discuss and decide on this key issue and include it in the DNR.

23 posted on 01/27/2014 8:50:13 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: JPG

“Would the wife have agreed to be kept on life support long enough to allow her baby to survive? Was that scenario ever part of their discussions? Doubt it. “

I dunno, is it possible to keep the womans body alive for another 20 weeks on the machines? I’ve heard that the organs will shut down after a few days once the brain is no longer functioning.

I’d certainly say her husband has a better idea of what she wanted then anybody else except her mom & dad.


58 posted on 01/27/2014 9:53:55 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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