In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled The Era of Informed Consent is Over, DoodleBob wrote: Sort of off-topic yet sort of not. This is a repeat but I believe relevant to this article. A good friend's father was hospitalized a few years ago with a heart attack and hooked up to machines. The attending doctor didn't think the old man would make it.
My friend, respecting Dad's wishes to not be on machines, signed a paper approving the de-machining and putting the Dad on "comfort care" which (IN GENERAL) is basically no curative care.
That was ok - that was the Dad's wishes.
The old man pulled through, but the hospital refused to put Dad back on fluids or nutrition because - you guessed it - "comfort care" IN THAT HOSPITAL and for THAT DOCTOR is effectively Terri Schaivo-style starvation and dehydration.
They said, food and water was a medical treatment and thus "curative" and AGAINST the rules of "comfort care."
My friend was stunned. And the attending and her team wouldn't budge - ”you signed the document giving consent.”
For the next few days, my friend and siblings heard from scores of nurses etc that withholding fluids was effectively "the right thing to do"....very Terri Schaivo-like. They also threw in “Dad live a good long life” and “he will never come back the way he was.”
It took a virtual miracle whereby a different doctor intervened, said the father clearly wasn't terminal, and put the old man back on nutrition and fluids.
While my friend's Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep a few weeks later, it was on the Dad’s terms.
It’s also worth noting that the siblings were split on “comfort care.” There WAS a view that it was ok for Dad to dehydrate to death. Someone even said that dehydration is painless; I hear the total opposite during the Schaivo murder.
Euthanasia is, technically, illegal. And I know many people would be OK if fluids were withheld when it is THEIR time to go. Fair enough.
But euthanasia can be made legal if you're not careful with the Fine Print or vetting the "mercy killing" mindset of the attending.
Pile on top of that story, this article and the removal of informed consent, and you got a real ballgame on your hands.
Joe Biden’s winners
American Thinker ^ | 24 Mar, 2024 | Earick Ward
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The losers in Biden’s America
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We Should Fight First for the Bill of Rights
American Thinker ^ | 24 Mar, 2024 | J.B. Shurk
Posted on 3/25/2024, 7:54:17 AM by MtnClimber
Who wants to fight for empire abroad when freedom is under attack right here at home?
Would you be willing to fight and die for multiculturalism? Would you put your life on the line for “Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity” (DIE); “Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance” (ESG); or other Marxist worldviews? Would you go to war to preserve the right of delusional men to use women’s restrooms and dominate women’s sports? Would you fight for any government that hunts down and imprisons J6 protesters as political hostages but celebrates Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters who cause physical injury and property damage?
I sure as hell wouldn’t. I will not fight for institutionalized racism, corporate Marxism, viewpoint discrimination, or the profits of multinational investment houses. I will not fight for people who wish to erase the First and Second Amendments while paying lip service to what’s left of the Bill of Rights. I will not fight for the Federal Reserve’s continued manipulation of the dollar or BlackRock’s control over foreign policy. I will not fight for a government that is guilty of murder, rape, drug-trafficking, and other violent crimes because the Department of Homeland Security refuses to enforce our sovereign borders. I will not fight for the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, the United Nations, or any other international body that seeks global control over local communities. I will not fight for a D.C. Deep State that calls me a “domestic extremist” or “terrorist” because I believe in freedom, family values, and God. I will not fight for a gaggle of worthless Pentagon politicos who think “patriotism,” “duty,” and “honor” are all dirty words. I will not fight for people who wish to destroy my country.
From the looks of it, I am far from alone....
Good grief! Thanks for posting this; important information for those of us who have elderly loved ones. ‘Comfort Care’ sounds intentionally horrible.
Thank you. Brings back the heartbreaking story of Terry Schiavo to mind. I want these death dealers to face justice.