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Originally Posted by cobra de capell
So, at some early point - say when he's was simply having pain - just get him some Obama pain pills and let him 'go'? If this sort of thing happens, it will be primarily the poor that will be let go, early. Once that starts, why not earlier and earlier if the 'condition' results in expensive treatment?
By the way, don't listen to Cobra (space) Bill - no one tells him stories.
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Well, at some point you could probably let yourself go, if you were old, tired, sick and stopped eating on your own. But if you are in a hospital and they basically keep you going on IVs and transfusing all of the blood in your body every once in a while and pounding on your chest every time your heart stops, well who knows how long they can keep you going.
One of my coworkers once said to me that his grandmother gave him power of attorney because she knew he would pay attention to her wishes and pull the plug when it was necessary. All of the other relatives would have probably not had the courage to let her go.