My boyfriend signed a DNR during when he was around 18 or so during a time when he was having open heart surgery. Don't ask me why, he does strange things and is very hard headed about them. He also said he refuses to have any blood transfusions, even if it means he would die. I don't know if this is in writing or not.
I don't agree with any of this, and I think if it came down to it, he would actually like to be resucsitated, but he won't even talk about changing it. He told me it may no longer be in effect any more so its not an issue.
Well, it could possibly be a huge issue if its still in effect. After we are married does the spouse have a legal right to "veto" his DNR and to okay blood transfusions for him if he is unconscious? After all, he's only 28! Why does he have a DRN to begin with??
2006-06-07 02:32:20 · 3 answers · asked by Ann 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, no one has the legal right to veto a DNR. The only times a DNR can even remotely be questioned are: Someone else holds power-of-attorney, the patient wasn't in "sound mind" when he signed the DNR, or if the DNR were signed when the patient were still a minor.
2006-06-07 02:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by circe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While you may not be able to override his DNR, you are well within your rights to persuade him to cancel it. Give him a reason to want to live long with you. Nothing says love like a lewinsky.
2006-06-07 09:40:35 · answer #2 · answered by farfrommensa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!
2006-06-07 09:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋