[Slyfox]

I have a friend who is English and lives in London. He said that it is a well-known fact that if you are sick and have no advocate speaking for you and you are very sick, chances are you will be shuttled to a far corner of the hospital and left to die without food, water or pain medication.

And he said it happens all the time. So, anyone who wants to live makes sure they either get someone who can yell at the doctor and the nurses for them when they can't or they work to get private care.

[huldah1776]

Uh, left in the corner without food, water, and pain meds.

And we wonder why GB has been invaded by terrorists.

[RFEngineer]

“or they work to get private care.”

That is the issue that will drive this in the future. Who pays? If you rely on socialism to act morally, you have already started from an immoral foundation.

If you expect the government to pay for everything and also act morally, you expect too much.

Socialism WILL kill people. Medicare will kill people the same as the NHS. The best time to make the moral argument is at the establishment of socialist programs and institutions. Failing that you are just fighting over the moral high ground, and accomplishing nothing.

[GailA]

The same goes for those in the USA who are stuck in nursing homes. The more often a patient is visited, the better care they get.

Have a living will in place, and be sure you can trust the younger person you assign as your protector.