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Preparing for a 'good death
Q: Does end-of-life care prolong life or does it prolong suffering? Should it be a part of health-care reform?
We in Britain pride ourselves on our Hospice movement, and I am surprised to learn that it is a leader in the world in this sphere. Certainly it offers a wonderful end of life care. Lots of doctors were initially suspicious of it because I think they preferred to work with people who would be 'success stories', i.e. would get better. But now plenty in the medical world realize that a 'good death', well looked after and with wise kindness, is also a 'success story'.
This is part of the running argument against the strong push in the UK at the moment to move towards the possibility of euthanasia. Many of us believe that proper terminal care is the best answer rather than encouraging people to kill themselves, which for all sorts of good reasons strikes many of us as deeply wrong.
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Nicholas T. Wright
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November 3, 2009; 3:27 PM ET
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Posted by: compchiro | November 5, 2009 5:19 PM
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And with this, Quinn and Meacham try to disguise Death Panels as "Hospice care". How patently, blatantly disingenuous, corrupt and evil. But they are desparate, as is the whole of the left-wing progressive, eugenics, population reduction, quality life years movement.
Posted by: chatard | November 4, 2009 8:59 PM
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The Obama/U.S. health reform law would be much more beneficial if it provided for the easy availability of Pentobarbital (Nembutal).
This is the drug which brings on a quick, easy death for those who have reached the end of the line.
Banned in the U.S., the NY Times has reported on pilgrimages to Tijuana, Mexico, to try to find the drug in pet stores (it's used as an an animal tranquilizer/anesthetic/euthanizer).
The Holy Inquisition would approve of the nembutal ban in the U.S.: it prolongs the torture of suffering for puritanical reasons.
So does opposing euthanasia. Hospice care, no matter how good, cannot end suffering and bring peace.
Posted by: norriehoyt | November 4, 2009 2:50 PM
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"And with this, Quinn and Meacham try to disguise Death Panels as "Hospice care"."
Bull. That is an idiotic claim.
"How patently, blatantly disingenuous, corrupt and evil."
Speaking of yourself.
"But they are desparate, as is the whole of the left-wing progressive, eugenics, population reduction, quality life years movement."
YAWWN. More brainelss Palinite garbage.