[Mamzelle]

This is an over-reaction. Enough morphine to dull pain given over a long enough period will eventually kill you. That doesn't mean your death is intentional. Beware of kicking up too much of a fuss, or those meds might not be available to you or someone you love when in intractable pain. The fashion has swung back and forth for decades.

One gov agency will come into a hospital and beat up the staff for "not treating pain aggressively." The other gov agency will come in and beat up the staff for "pushing pain killers." It is Kafka-esque. But be very careful of attacking individual doctors.

I think this article is a mess. You will find hospices in your town, well-run hospices, that provide morphine. It is not assisted suicide, but there is a high probability of eventual death. Of course, the probability for death for all of us is 100%.

[itsahoot]

It is not assisted suicide, but there is a high probability of eventual death. Of course, the probability for death for all of us is 100%.

A rose by any other name. When Roe was first blessed by the court, I stated then that old people were next. Well we have arrived helped in no small measure by a medical society that has willingly killed 50 million babies.

I had some stents put in a couple years ago and the Doc wanted me to stay overnight. The floor nurse came in and started pushing me to sign a DNR. I have a life long history of VFib, so I wouldn't sign, she became very incensed, and finally stormed out of the room and no nurse came back into the room. I had a monitor on that I disconnected at 1:00 am and no one ever came into the room to check.

If I didn't want to sign a DNR, they just were not going to enter the room, just in case I flatted out. Is that really where you want us to go?