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Living In The Crosshairs: Battling Euthanasia’s Threat To Disability Rights
“The constant pro-euthanasia drumbeat of our modern culture of death is astounding …”
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lol
That was hilarious. Conservatives are terrified of the weirdest non-existent stuff.
Thank you for your service, and stop being a drama queen.
Nobody is “pressured” into signing DNRs.
If you guys have not sat in his chair and been where he has been, just how do you know he has never been pressured into signing DNR’s?
Mr. Cockfield,
Thank you for serving our country. I’m sorry for the price you paid. Please keep sharing your thoughts on this issue. I agree there is a disturbing trend in the public mindset regarding those with disabilities. We need more voices like yours.
The key difference here is that the patient should be the ultimate key holder when it comes to euthanasia. Some people want to live, even if it means living with a new normal. Some people are actually suffering and just want a humane way to escape their torment. There should be strong laws to prevent people from being pressured into making a choice but people should be allowed a “death with dignity” option if they feel that is the only right option for them.
I think two cases come to mind where conservatives really felt they were in the right to demand a continuation of life in a scenario where there was never any hope: Terri Schiavo, whose CT scans are just gut wrenching, and Charlie Gard, an infant whose mitochondrial disease caused violent, likely extremely painful seizures that ripped his brain and muscles apart. I’ve heard the conservative arguments for both of these and yet when I look into them further than most conservatives’ surface level understanding, I see nothing but horrors inflicted upon those people in a vain attempt at humans playing God.
So no, don’t force euthanasia on people who are happy with how their lives are, but maybe realize that it is the most humane option for a minority of people and don’t be a douche about it.
Thank you for your service. I agree that nursing homes and assisted living facilities push DNRs too often. I have not seen that in hospitals as much, and that should never be suggested by a hospital unless a Doctor advises there is no possibility of recovery. (In SC DNRs must be given in consultation with a physician) Unless you have terminal cancer or some other incurable disease that will result in suffering before death a DNR is rarely appropriate. In SC we allow for a health care power of attorney that will allow for family members to make decisions on termination of life support based on the situation if that is what a person wants and it even offers the keep me on life support or tube feeding option.
I think euthanasia is a strong term We don’t have that in the US. That is where health care is withheld because of age or condition regardless of what the patient wants. Now in the US if you are uninsured or poor, it may be hard to find a competent healthcare provider who will take you and that is a capitalist form of euthanasia, that most Republicans fully support.
When I was recovering from emergency surgery in the ICU, my wife asked that my status be changed to DNR. The surgeon said that was the appropriate decision. I concur with her decision. Since I was already incubated, the decision was for me to remain so. September 30, 2021, I was damned near death.