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This is a warning. Doctors don’t know everything. Hospitals are not always right. Futile care theory not only violates patient autonomy, but it could abandon some–not many, but some–to death when they might otherwise have lived. And don’t say, “Well, these girl lived, so what’s the harm?” The harm is that was no thanks to the futilitarians.

Smith nails it here!

1 posted on 03/12/2011 12:11:52 PM PST by wagglebee
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2 posted on 03/12/2011 12:13:10 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on 03/12/2011 12:14:10 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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God 1, Doctors 0

As it has been since the beginning of time.


4 posted on 03/12/2011 12:14:30 PM PST by Nonsense Unlimited
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From one link:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/07/teen-returns-home-2-months-hospital-turns-life-support/print


McNeill said both he and Kimberly’s mother, Jackie Kiddle, had not been able to accept the doctors’ prognosis, and had drawn on specialist acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for support during the critical period when life support was withdrawn.

Both Kimberly’s parents are acupuncturists.


6 posted on 03/12/2011 12:23:12 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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If the state is given the power to determine when critical care is withheld, those criteria will continue to widen. People will be evaluated based on cost control, rather than successful healing.

“Your 3 day flu just moved to day 4 and treating pneumonia is too expensive, so we’re through with you now.”

This little quote is from my college term paper, in which I was battling the instructor’s anti-life agenda. It cost me a letter grade, but tough!


7 posted on 03/12/2011 12:28:34 PM PST by G Larry
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Certainly many doctors think they are God but none of them are.


10 posted on 03/12/2011 12:45:39 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA
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Physicians are becoming killers rather than healers.

Once trust in the profession is eroded, they will never get it back.


11 posted on 03/12/2011 12:52:06 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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...and a transfer was expected to begin as soon as the weekend...

Baby Joseph transfer could be imminent - Canada to USA   (... could be? )
The London Free Press ^ | March 11, 2011 7:04pm | JONATHAN SHER

New Friday Article: Let's acknowledge the plight of baby Joseph
The Windsor Star ^ | 3/9/11 | Jean Echlin - Canada

Short, *MUST READ* Article Doctors said "Futile" & kicked her off Life Support, - by God's Grace she is alive! =>>

Wesley J. Smith: Futile Care: Teenager Forced Off Life Support Survives to Tell the Tale

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12 posted on 03/12/2011 1:18:21 PM PST by Golden Gate
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22 posted on 03/13/2011 11:32:40 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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