This is disturbing. But it really did not need the hysterical Nazi rhetoric. I am getting tired of those sorts of comparisons which are rarely justified. It tends to give an otherwise interesting article something of the air of an hysterical rant. A lot of times I hit the word Nazi (or Communist) used as an adjective in a story and I just stop reading and move onto something else.
How is it disturbing? All it says is that if all else fails, you're dying, and something needs to be done *now*, doctors can use experimental techniques or gear on you to try to save your life. I find it comforting that if a friend or family member, or even myself is severely injured in a car accident, brought in unconscious and dying, and the doctor has an experimental drug that can save their life, he can in good conscience and without fear of malpractice suit adminster it. If you are dying already, and nothing else can save you, trying something, anything to save your life is worth it, IMHO. It's not like you have anything to lose at that point, and it's not like your situation is going to get *worse*.
How many times have we heard about people dying from accidents, only to later find out that there was some experimental treatment that they could have been given to save them *IN THAT SAME HOSPITAL*, but couldn't, because of consent laws and the fear of lawsuits? I can recall at least four incidents, personally.