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Right t o Die ?
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Right t o Die ? |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity 
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Who should make the decision Who has the right to decide When medical ethics And morality collide It must be the relatives right To pull the plug So why does the law fight To continue the drugs ? Whilst Our Loved Ones dance Perilously close to Deaths door In the off chance That they may be cured There can't be anything worse Or inhumanely obscene Than being watched around the clock by a Nurse Whilst laying transfixed to a machine |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
John, that is why they say "you" should have a will written long before the need giving your wishes if that should happen. M |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I agree with you Elljayel and I also agree with Nakedthoughts. Leave instructions. |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Good luck my friend, try and keep your chin up, I'll be praying for you. Lindsay |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
We have the choice to accept Hospice services, where visiting nurses come into the home to assist with the final days, in lieu of hospital white walls and invasive tubes. The 'client' signs a living will, stating their wishes as to what level of care they will allow, and when to end all interventions. Unfortunately, it doesn't address what happens in unexpected trauma situations unless the person has already put such a will in place. Does England have something similar? |
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LadyTom Member
since 2008-02-29
Posts 353LA, CA |
live for the loved ones. There so many easy way to end a life, so we struggle to live to the end. |
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