Art Buchwald said, I'm just not going to do kidney dialysis anymore. Let nature take its course.
That's the right thing to do. I'm not sure it's even compassionate, much less a wise use of resources, to prolong the life of someone who is on borrowed time as it is.
Why don't we all give up right now. Look at the savings you could provide your family. How 'conservative' of you.
Any one of us could be in Art Buchwald's position and Art made the choice for himself, not because it was expected of him. What about eliminating organ transplants along with neonatal care of premature births? Afterall, those shopping for someone else's organ is near death facing expensive procedures.
Car accident, never mind EMS leave 'em on the pavement but don't forget to rescue those guys on the mountain or in the sailboat on rough seas.
I am so disgusted by this mindset on FreeRepublic. Maybe you should talk to your grandparents or parents and see how they feel about denying themselves medical procedures because someone says they are in an end-of-life circumstance because you think it is the right thing to do. What age would that be anyway?
What right do you to have hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical care, which you won't pay for, to keep you alive a few months longer?
I'll pay for that, and I don't know you, and based on your post, I don't like you.
So what gives you the right? Why should I work damn hard at my job to keep you alive for a couple more months when you hate my guts?