The post I wrote about my political misgivings is just that: My political misgivings based on a bit of personal paranoia, worst case scenario thinking.
I can't seem to find the article I read which spawned yesterday's post, and I can't remember where I found it linked from (bad grammar), but in my snooping, I came upone an article that summarizes very well some of my concerns.
I will say that I have a great deal of respect for Hospice care, etc. But my misgivings are based on a conversation I had with a friend of mine who at one time was in a situation where a lethal dose of morphine was involved. Then my mind got to spinning and I started (see above about the worst-case-scenarios going through my head) thinking of the possibilities.
Nowhere did I actually read anything written that there's any sort of Right-to-Die push on a national level, or by any political party right now.
It's just my own paranoid speculation. My mind goes there.
Of course, what do I know? I also happen to believe in Sasquatch and that 9/11 was an inside job....;-)
I can't seem to find the article I read which spawned yesterday's post, and I can't remember where I found it linked from (bad grammar), but in my snooping, I came upone an article that summarizes very well some of my concerns.
I will say that I have a great deal of respect for Hospice care, etc. But my misgivings are based on a conversation I had with a friend of mine who at one time was in a situation where a lethal dose of morphine was involved. Then my mind got to spinning and I started (see above about the worst-case-scenarios going through my head) thinking of the possibilities.
Nowhere did I actually read anything written that there's any sort of Right-to-Die push on a national level, or by any political party right now.
It's just my own paranoid speculation. My mind goes there.
Of course, what do I know? I also happen to believe in Sasquatch and that 9/11 was an inside job....;-)
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My US friends lament that there is nobody good to vote for this time around.
I would wonder however how the 6 months rule would be determined. Could a patient get a 2nd or 3rd opinion? Also, I can see not spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for a patient over 70, but for a child with a discouraging diagnosis--I'd hope they'd spend the money...