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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Alastair McIntosh who wrote (7763)	7/25/2009 11:29:52 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

Yes, there have been news stories from Britain that a similar panel there has done that. I've posted links to such stories. As to encouraging people to sign advance directives ordering euthanasia, I don't expect the word euthanasia to ever be used. But NO ONE should EVER sign an advance care plan ordering no antibiotics or nutrition or hydration therapy or transfer to a hospital. Doing so could make any infection or accident turn into a fatal event. It is worrisome that the legislation specifically mentions these things. `(B) The level of treatment indicated under subparagraph (A)(ii) may range from an indication for full treatment to an indication to limit some or all or specified interventions. Such indicated levels of treatment may include indications respecting, among other items-- `(i) the intensity of medical intervention if the patient is pulse less, apneic, or has serious cardiac or pulmonary problems; `(ii) the individual's desire regarding transfer to a hospital or remaining at the current care setting; `(iii) the use of antibiotics; and `(iv) the use of artificially administered nutrition and HYDRATION.'. Get an old person to order no antibiotics. Then the next infection turns into a fatal event. And the government is relieved of future medicare and retirement costs.