[Winstons Julia]

Apparently, his mother passed away in the hospital and the Dr. said to the family, "Your mother had a DNR order, but your father doesn't." Joe Klein said he told the Dr. "Well, my Dad is the type that wants to be resuscitated." The Dr. then told them, "Well...your dad broke a couple of ribs a few weeks ago, so if I did chest compressions on him...he would die." What Klein said next absolutely chilled me. He said, "So we slapped a DNR order on Dad."

I would absolutely LOVE it if someone could get footage of this conversation because it was absolutely CHILLING.

First, Klein admits his dad would want to be resuscitated, and then he says the doctor convinced them to basically TAKE OVER their father's wishes and get a DNR. My jaw was on the floor.

Did anyone else see this?

[Gay State Conservative]

"So we slapped a DNR order on Dad."

Having worked for 20+ at a large (and famous) hospital I can assure that DNR orders are taken very seriously for many reason...some ethical...some legal.Either there's something important missing from this story or else the physician/hospital in question is playing a very dangerous game.

[Gay State Conservative]

Sorry...20+ years

[kempster]

We will have to try to find the other person who watches MSNBC at that time of the day to answer that question.

[Cyber Ninja]

Dems should have to show their DNR tattoo to vote...

[Revolting cat!]

Doctor’s (general practitioner’s) orders: Don’t watch MSNBC.

Psychiatrist’s orders: Don’t watch television.

[Lonely Bull]

Did anyone else see this?

I didn't, but the dead reliably vote Democrat.

[skeeter]

I don’t know why anyone would expect any less from a bottom feeder like Joe Klein, least of all his dad.

[Chgogal]

I do not watch MSNBC, but I had a similar thing happen to me earlier this year with my Dad.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

I’m not sure what you’re saying. Here in WV, a doctor can just unilaterally put a DNR on a patient based on “medical ethics” / “futility” reasons, against a family’s wishes, as happened with our mother.

[SaraJohnson]

A lot of humanist doctors want the elderly and handicapped to die. They think they are a waste of money and time.

Now that Obamacare has institutionalized that mentality, the wolves will come out growling. People are going to be victimized by these “doctors.”

[RedMonqey]

Did anyone else see this?

I caught the segment midway where he admitted to "pulling the feeding tude" on dear mom.

Chilling indeed.(Did you see if or why his parents were in the hospital at the same time?)

Klein's purpose was to slam "pay per service" but what stuck with me was "What an ungrateful b@stard"

Not a tear in sight.

When my father died after a severe embolism left him brain dead and we let him go(I hate that term, "pull the plug")He and mom had "living wills" just in case if something similar happened.

I still get choked up when we talk about him, even though we did exactly as he wished.

[InvisibleChurch]

is this it?

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/dylan-ratigan-show/47696240#47696240