Deborah Harrell wrote:
True. Frex, would I advocate killing (lethal injection, say) a comatose stroke victim who best medical judgement and experience calls "essentially terminal?" No. Would I advise withholding nutrition and drugs, except what seemed needful for comfort? Yes. If on a ventilator, is stopping mechanical breathing ethical from a medical POV? Yes.
Is starving that patient any more ethical than administering a comparatively quick and painless lethal injection? I honestly don't know, but the idea of slowly starving that patient -- even with drugs to prevent him from feeling the pain of starvation -- makes me feel pretty squeamish. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .............................. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects .................... http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .................. http://www.sloansteady.com Software ................ Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans ......................... http://www.sloan3d.com
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