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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Ilaine who wrote (13957)10/26/2003 4:58:50 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793759
 
I think you read more into my question about paying for the folks we keep alive than I intended. I just asked a question given that Terri's situation involved money. There was the settlement money intended to support her. Then there is the nursing home that is providing service gratis someone is paying for. Then there are the parents, who would keep her at home, I think, and there would be costs to them of doing that. I was just trying to sort through whether the state should pick up the tab now or when those resources run out or never or what. And whether changing the rules in mid-stream suggested any compensation from the state.

Just think how much money it would save if we could kill grandma once she gets senile and will never recover.

There is a range of factors to consider and approaches to take. Letting someone die is not the same as killing them. Helping someone commit suicide is not the same as killing them. Pulling the plug on people who can't breathe or eat on their own is not the same as killing someone who has AIDS and will be costly to maintain. We need to take care to respect those who want to die and those who want to live. I think the present situation does that. I think your variation on it would do that, too, perhaps better. But no one's talking about killing granny because she's senile.

BTW, I have an advance directive, a medical power of attorney, and long term care insurance. What we need most, IMO, is a campaign to get everyone on board with those things.
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