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So you'd be in favor of some sort of committee that was empowered to deny life-extending care to individuals under some conditions. What criteria would you like to see in place to begin this process? Perhaps we can make that slope less slippery.
I would be in favor of any entity that would allow you to feel comfortable with the feedback that the cost of your care would exceed the value to the cultural greater good.
I would agree with any criteria that would allow individuals to view themselves as part of a larger, more important picture rather than an individuals with overriding demands.
Coming to terms with our own mortality is daunting. What has helped me to gain a perspective for myself is the the concept of value: how much is the attempt to deny/delay my nature worth? Death is inevitable. I had better be prepared to offer something really big in return in order for the expense to be worth it.
My very strong preference is to be much more aggressive in dealing with pain. In my very humble opinion.....pain is the enemy....not death. Hospice programs "get" that....and with supportive medical directors, try and allow pain to abate along enough for individuals to truly live for whatever time they may have.
In my opinion....after over 30 years as a registered nurse working in every layer of health care.....the American system is not just broken. It is corrupt. Everyone means well.....but the simple concept of our nature being what it is has been lost...and we have become a society that insists that attempting to live forever is our right.