Posted on 06/30/2014 12:06:10 PM PDT by wagglebee
She does not understand the relevant information, does not appreciate the situation and its consequences, and cannot reason about treatment or care options...
Really? What EXACTLY is the "relevant information" that a person needs to recognize that they are hungry or thirsty? What capacity of "reason" does a person need to understand that they don't want to be murdered?
A fun time will be had by all.
These activists should be first in line.
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My Dad was always scared that a “black pill” was going to be invented to get rid of all the elderly. Well perhaps the “black pill” has been invented yet, but they are certainly preparing the end goal.
I understand that newly graduated doctors no longer take the “Hippocratic Oath” Is that true?? Anyone?
Seems like the black pill would have been more humane — starving someone is the most inhumane act. Nazis used it as a way of punishing and torturing their prisoners. These bioethicists would have made Hitler proud.
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“These activists should be first in line.”
Do they not realize at some point this will be them? My father’s doctor refused him an IV because we would not let him use extreme measures at my father’s express wishes. I had to drip water in his mouth with a straw. The doctor was arbitrary and capricious. Either we let him do what he wanted or he starved and dehydrated my father.
My father was 95, in very bad condition and he’d seen the extreme measures, broken ribs and more, on his friends. He’d determined he didn’t want his ribs broken. Yes, they’d probably added a few days to his friends, but they were days of incredible pain.
Remember Terri Schiavo? They said she was in a blissful state of euphoria as they starved her to death.
“Capacity” is defined as “making the choice we think he should make.” If he makes another choice, he’s proved he lacks capacity, and the choice they want is forced on him.
One way to tell evil people, if they’re not showing a Dark Mark and their eyes don’t glow red in the dark, is that they want the power of life and death over others. You can also check to see if their profession is “bioethicist.”
They are rushing. All they have to do is wait about 20 years, and this will be the way 0bamacare “treats” the elderly.
Except for the ruling elite. They will get the best of care.
So, even if someone states that they want to live, medical professionals can disregard this, because they know better than their patient? This is insane.
Somebody try to convince me that seeking medical care after the age of 65 is a good idea. I’m way past believing the medical profession wants what’s best for me.
I’m thinking about the way Stalin’s inner circle hung around for three days after his stroke and watched him die. Did nothing for him, not even a drink of water.
“Jeb” Bush’s finest hour. (SARCASM)
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This is done now with the “do not resuscitate” order. No food, no water, just morphine.
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