Isn't it morally, ethically, and legally wrong for a hospice to Euthinize a patient in the state of California? I ask this because my Grandma just called and said that they're doing this to her cousin.
To clarify this, her cousin is perfectly coherent last I was told. also this is different from the Terri Shivao case, in that instance they removed her feeding tube which killed her as a result of dehydration and she was in a vegaitative state. In the case of my Grandma's cousin she her problem is lung failure and to euthinize her they are injecting letal drugs into her (I was told it was an overdose of Morphine). She is on a breathing apparatus but can still talk, and is coherent. If they remove the breathing apparatus she would sofucate, Howver as I said earlier she is being poisioned as opposed to letting her die naturally as a result of her illness. Is this illigal on any of the above grounds?
2007-03-29 11:40:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I am not familiar with California laws but it sure seems like it should be illegal to me. It is one thing to euthanize someone who is in a vegetative or a coma-like state but to euthanize someone who is obviously cognitive but simply cannot breath on their own is ridiculous. Should we let a child with asthma suffocate, when we could do something to help them? You should write your congressman and try to get some attention to the case.
2007-03-30 02:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋