(December 15, 2016 at 11:32 am)pool the great Wrote:(December 15, 2016 at 11:19 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Nope. It's anyone with insurance/Medicare that says I want what ever you can give me to keep me living. If it's covered, they get it. They don't care about the cost. And the medical community profits (not just Big Pharma) in the continued lingering death. The longer they keep them alive the longer they can keep billing the system.
And if you're not covered and not rich? They will treat you into bankruptcy, then continue treating because the state/medicaid will pay.
The longer they can keep you alive, the more money can be made.
Regardless, people should still have a say in whether they would rather spend a fortune keeping them alive or simply opt out of the whole process altogether. Nobody should have the power to force someone to live. My whole point is that our life should be our choice - not someone else's.
Well..I mean we already have that ability. Nobody (assuming they're an adult) can be forced to accept treatment, and you can choose to deny treatment or cease treatment whenever you want. Nobody can force you to spend a fortune to live.
The question at hand is whether people should have the right not simply to decline treatment, but actively seek out avenues of ending their own life. I'm in agreement with most here that yes, that should be a person's right.
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