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03-23-2005, 11:06 AM

I don't think it's something I could answer unless I was right there in the situation. My sympathy goes out to anyone who's found themselves forced to answer this question, and I think you have to respect their decision whatever it may turn out to be.

However, I do think that this should be an issue for the family, and not for the courts (I'm not 100% on the details of this case, but understand that the court has elected to turn off life-support in contrast to the families wishes). This must have been a very difficult decision to take. I would have provided the option of allowing the family to take the patient into private care to keep alive using their own resources.

03-23-2005, 11:06 AM	#24 (permalink)
zen_tom Guest	I don't think it's something I could answer unless I was right there in the situation. My sympathy goes out to anyone who's found themselves forced to answer this question, and I think you have to respect their decision whatever it may turn out to be. However, I do think that this should be an issue for the family, and not for the courts (I'm not 100% on the details of this case, but understand that the court has elected to turn off life-support in contrast to the families wishes). This must have been a very difficult decision to take. I would have provided the option of allowing the family to take the patient into private care to keep alive using their own resources.