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On Sat, 17 Jun 2023, MB via extropy-chat wrote:

>> I always find these immortality discussions very strange. For me, it is
>> not about immortality per se, but about choice. Being able to decide
>> yourself when you had enough.
>>
>
> Choice please.  Don't you ever wonder if being kept alive by medical
> heroic measures and care when you're obviously near/at the end is a $$$
> game for the system?  What the patient wants seems to not matter.  What

That is very sad. I've only experienced this situation once, and at
least in that situation the medical staff were very humane, caring and
compassionate, and I think the situation was handled in an excellent
way.

> the family wants also gets overruled.

Horrible!

> Especially nowadays when pain killers are in the Fed spotlight, and
> doctors who care are afraid?

Would you say that this is common in the US?

Best regards, 
Daniel


>
> Regards,
> MB
> ... who has watched old and beloved family members ....  :(
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