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To: equaviator

Second pacemaker?

Could she not have refused medical treatment instead if she didn’t want to linger?

Instead people ask others to kill them and put that on their consciences and to their account?

What’s the point of taking medical treatment to prolong your life if you then turn around and ask others to kill you because you didn’t like the way it fell out?


44 posted on 06/03/2011 6:52:59 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom; wagglebee; equaviator
I find it strange that some people claim that certain others aren't worth the cost of "artificial" food and hydration, which they consider to be extraordinary measures, but they don't mind paying for expensive procedures.

The heart failure pacemakers range in cost from $35,000 to over $45,000. The additional cost of the procedure with associated medical care varies greatly depending on the place that the person receives the pacemaker. In an outpatient setting, where the procedure is done on the same day of discharge or the day prior to discharge, the average cost is over $2,000 plus the cost of the pacemaker. However, in the inpatient setting, where you are admitted to the hospital, the average cost is over $60,000 plus the cost of the pacemaker.

Wagglebee, just for the sake of comparison, how much does "artificial" food and water cost?

49 posted on 06/03/2011 7:22:24 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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