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To: Brumar89 who wrote (317263)	7/29/2009 11:18:15 AM
From: skinowski	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793927

Deciding where to draw the line and no longer pursue active treatment is an important and hard step. God help us if we must make this decision while a bureaucrat in a white coat is standing over us, holding a clipboard and a pen in hand, ready to mark our answer to the (mandatory) question in a form. Studies show 1/4 of Dutch doctors have killed patients without their consent. In the US those docs would go to prison, if found out. But lines have a way of getting fuzzier.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (317263)	7/29/2009 11:20:11 AM
From: Neeka	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793927

The dirty little secret is that some doctors already act on their own and what they really want is legal cover. I was in the room when my Mother's doctor asked her if she wanted him "to end your suffering." She nodded in the affirmative. Later that day she was moved to the Hospice facility across the street, put into a morphine coma and was dead three days later. I'm sure mine isn't the only story like that out there. I'm sure this was discussed with all of those "medical experts" who met with The One in the oval office awhile back.