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To: PhatHead
To the government, it's always about dollars and cents.

It would be different with a private insurance company?

The poor boy has been on the Ecmo machine for a month. There has been no improvement, there is no hope of improvement and the doctors have had to sedate him more and more heavily to prevent discomfort. The mother does not dispute the conclusions of the medical team, but is holding out hope for a miracle. So how long to you wait for the miracle. How much suffering to you put the boy through while you're hoping for divine intervention?

Just because we can hook people up to machines and keep them 'alive' for years doesn't mean we should. The time comes when it's best for all to let God or nature or whatever explanation you want take its course.

57 posted on 08/18/2012 8:29:28 AM PDT by Delhi Rebels (There was a row in Silver Street - the regiments was out.)
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To: Delhi Rebels
Just because we can hook people up to machines and keep them 'alive' for years doesn't mean we should. The time comes when it's best for all to let God or nature or whatever explanation you want take its course.

I haven't said anything different. But people should be making their own decisions about these things, not the government. The idea that the government ("we") ought to dictate the terms of death to families is appalling.

61 posted on 08/18/2012 3:59:58 PM PDT by PhatHead
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