My wife is a NICU Clinical Nurse Specialist. Considering the cases she talks about, none of these questions are easy, as a futile treatment often ends up being effectively an act of cruelty, and to that outcome some heed should be given. For people to treat this like these are simple issues is ingenuous at best. We do need better time-sensitive decision making architectures. What we don’t need is government making them.
“Considering the cases she talks about, none of these questions are easy, as a futile treatment often ends up being effectively an act of cruelty, and to that outcome some heed should be given”
I worked as a NICU nurse for a bit, I wasn’t cut out for it because of exactly what you mention. Your wife is very special. I admire her strength.
And you’re right - we don’t need the government making these decisions.