Mercy Killing in NO?

Self | 9-11-05 | Self

[Mike Darancette]

I was just dozing off and thought I heard (o FOX) that doctors in NOLA were giving patients lethal doses of morphine?

[Mike Darancette]

That is not good.

[cripplecreek]

I saw that too. Absolutely amazing revelation.

[clintonh8r]

According to a British reporter interviewed on FNC.

[andie74]

HUH?????

[Beckwith]

According to a British reporter interviewed on FNC.

Then it's right up there with Randall Robertson and the cannibalism story.

[cripplecreek]

Doctors apparently deliberately overdosed the sickest patients with morphine.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Overindulgence does seem to be the theme of this "relief effort."

[socal_parrot]

I heard it too. She said they basically "put them to sleep".

[kenth]

Yeah, it gets worse by the day. I found the article by the reporter who was just on fox and posted it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1482468/posts

[Balding_Eagle]

For those who care, here's how the DUmmies are reacting:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4736809

Needless to say, they are VERY understanding.

[mystery-ak]

I don't think she said lethal dosages...did she?....I heard her say they gave morphine to put them asleep but kept them as comforable as possible..

[John Jorsett]

Yes, that's what was said. If, as described, these were suffering people on the brink of death who had no chance of survival, I think it was the humane thing to do. I doubt the doctors involved were looking for an excuse to kill people. It would have to be an agonizing decision for anyone.

[MCCRon58]

If you heard it on Fox, I would take it with a grain of salt, unless you get some corroborating evidence. I have been singularly disappointed with Fox's sensationalistic reporting and bombastic exaggeration of the "horrific tragedy" occurring in N.O. (however, this doesn't mean they are alone in this on-the-fly editorializing)

I would have hoped that national reporters spent more time reporting the news, rather than trying to tell me how horrible what they were showing me was, and how much I should be outraged. This, I would expect from the local reporters who didn't know any better.

[John Jorsett]

I heard her say they gave morphine to put them asleep but kept them as comforable as possible..

I saw the report, and "put them to sleep" was a clear euphemism in this context for "kill." She also said later in the segment that the doctors "helped them along."

[skr]

Some doctors apparently gave overdoses of morphine to patients who had no resuscitation on their charts. Supposedly they were trying to make them as comfortable as possible, since resources were limited, the heat was overwhelming and the patients were already dying.

[Tarheel]

That is how I interpreted the 'code' words.

[Vinomori]

Why don't WE get benefits like this?

[technomage]

Well, let's just wait and see.

Lately FOX News has been just as bad as other news outlets in jumping the gun without corroborating evidence.

[John Jorsett]

A new FR thread has been posted about this.

[mystery-ak]

Good Grief!...this is just terrible.