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Forum: General Chat 23-05-2005, 19:27
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Re: The right to Life.......?

I have known opiates be increased........but the aim has been pain relief, NOT to hasten the end of a patients life. I have even known dying patients be rehydrated using intravenous fluids.
Forum: General Chat 21-05-2005, 17:59
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Re: The right to Life.......?

Lettie is right.........I think it is not right to resus anyone who has a tenous hold on life (for whatever reason).......but to deny nourishment and fluid is torture........the NHS has a duty of...
Forum: General Chat 20-05-2005, 16:33
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Re: The right to Life.......?

And I agree with you......a dignified end is not one where you are starved of nourishment and water. We are not talking of expensive medication in this particular case.
Forum: General Chat 20-05-2005, 16:10
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Re: The right to Life.......?

The other point I was making was that we can fund the care of a murderer in prison......paid for by our taxes.......but cannot fund the care of a terminally ill man......something wrong there surely.
Forum: General Chat 20-05-2005, 16:07
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Re: The right to Life.......?

I take on board what you are saying Tealeaf......but I believe it is a very short step to withdrawing treatment for other terminal illnesses......cancer being one of those.
I know all about the...
Forum: General Chat 20-05-2005, 15:06
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Re: The right to Life.......?

It is a very scary thought that health care should be restricted on any basis......let alone a financial one.
Forum: General Chat 19-05-2005, 19:02
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Question The right to Life.......?

Do we have our values a bit cockeyed....?
A guy with Cerebral Ataxia has to go to court to establish his right to treatment.........and to fight Doctors attempts at the end of his life to starve him...
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