Why is euthanasia being discussed if it's only legal in ONE state?

S

starpenta

New member
And, is the counseling for it voluntary or mandatory?
(I'm curious b/c my grandmother is upset thinking that ALL elderly HAVE to have euthanasia counseling.)
 
S

sandram

New member
This is not legalizing euthanasia nor is it making it mandatory. What is going on is that when someone reaches the age of 65 a doctor will talk to a person about end of life care and options. Basically this is already done for people who are admitted to a hospital. Most hospitals will ask patients if they have a living will. A living will is a document that you fill out to indicate what type of life saving/perserving care you would consent to if you are incapacitated. It is a medical directive. Some older patients and patients who are end stage in a life threatening disease may elect to not be resuscitated in the event their heart stops. Some patients acknowledge that they do not want to be feed intravenously or that they do not want artificial respiration. The reason why this is part of the government plan is to make sure that patients know about a living will and think about the type of care that they would want. The other thing that is discussed is end of life care otherwise known as hospice care. Sometimes patients are not aware of these programs. Hospice care provides treatment that makes a dying person as comfortable as possible when treatment of a disease is no longer effective or is not good for the quality of a patient's life. People are getting upset at this without really looking into the whys and the details. Imagine if your grandmother had only 4 weeks left of life. This counseling would enable her to determine how these last weeks could be spent.

EDIT: A thumbs down for an answer that was based on actually reading the section.....PEOPLE NEED TO READ. WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE HEALTH PLAN, READING IS ESSENTIAL. STOP LISTENING TO THE RHETORIC OF BOTH SIDES.
 
N

NoLeftTurn

New member
A common misconception about the health care program Obama is pushing is that euthanasia counseling will become mandated. Of course, this is untrue, but the rumor has become a talking point of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, spreading it around.

But, as social conservatism continues to lose traction, its adherents will continue to try to scare people into supporting their views...
 
N

NoLeftTurn

New member
A common misconception about the health care program Obama is pushing is that euthanasia counseling will become mandated. Of course, this is untrue, but the rumor has become a talking point of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, spreading it around.

But, as social conservatism continues to lose traction, its adherents will continue to try to scare people into supporting their views...
 
M

matthew

Member
tell ur gramdma to go eat cake and stfu euthanasia is a choice...not mandatory...for f*ck sake when will people understand that
 
Top