By living out your life with palliative care and with friends and family, you not only embrace a dignified death but a dignified life. You acknowledge that your life, even the last six months of it, is worth something. Amen!
1 posted on
10/05/2007 5:23:49 PM PDT by
wagglebee
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2 posted on
10/05/2007 5:24:43 PM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on
10/05/2007 5:25:14 PM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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4 posted on
10/05/2007 5:26:21 PM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
Lord, give me the dignity to suffer out my last days in Your service.
5 posted on
10/05/2007 5:27:37 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: wagglebee
“palliative care”
Morphine, starvation and no water.
3 weeks, not 3 minutes or seconds.
‘Palliative care’ is just longer, not less immoral.
7 posted on
10/05/2007 5:37:52 PM PDT by
combat_boots
(She lives! 22 weeks, 9.5 inches. Go, baby, go!)
To: wagglebee
The author makes a great point. One also must ask, if these people want to control their own death, can’t they use a peaceful method of suicide and leave our legal and medical system alone? Who needs a doctor to tell them what will kill them?
9 posted on
10/05/2007 5:45:10 PM PDT by
Mr. Silverback
(Support Scouting: Raising boys to be strong men and politically incorrect at the same time.)
To: wagglebee
Whether it be terminal illness, emotional stress, or financial reasons, suicide in any form involves someone saying to him or herself "life is not worth the pain," therefore negating the definition of dignity. I defy anybody to say that they could see a loved one suffering in excruciating pain with no hope of recovery, and believe that extending their last days of suffering would have anything to do with the "dignity" of life.
The fact is when this happens nobody talks about ending their life, but the pain meds are upped in an attempt to give them relief, often hastening the end. This happens all the time.
11 posted on
10/05/2007 7:11:42 PM PDT by
Jorge
To: wagglebee
Anybody who thinks Dr. Kevorkian is dignified, raise your hand. No takers, I see. Why didn’t he use his medical training for good instead of to promote euthanasia????? He wasted his education.
16 posted on
10/06/2007 12:47:12 PM PDT by
floriduh voter
(TERRI Anti-Euthanasia Ping List: 8mmmauser & I'm 4 DUNCAN HUNTER)
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