Thank you T’wit. One of my favorite things about Free Republic is the vast knowledge and expertise of some of the members here, like you.
Hocndoc, you’re right that neither of these women were denied dialysis. Nobody claimed they were. The fact is, they were both threatened with denial of dialysis, and their families had to hire a lawyer (Jerri Lynn Ward) to fight for their right to continue receiving dialysis, in accordance with the stated wishes of both women.
Andrea Clarke’s family did not allow her ventilator to be turned off. Yet you claim to have knowledge that they did. Where are you getting that information? You speak with the authority of one who has inside information, but you’re giving out false information.
I’d like to know where you got the idea that kidney failure is relatively painless. Would you really subject your patients to that? You can’t be serious.