tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4112465080209079754..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Just Ask Ed Horn's WidowThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-51280669945356061752015-02-12T16:18:09.970-08:002015-02-12T16:18:09.970-08:00I wondered about that too, PLG. I can understand ...I wondered about that too, PLG. I can understand why they wouldn't want the kids offing great aunt Tilly for her sterling tea service. Perhaps they thought they needed to draw a line somewhere even knowing that it could mean tragic consequences for a small percentage.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91691058820752444832015-02-12T15:29:47.251-08:002015-02-12T15:29:47.251-08:00"Had he waited even one more day, she said, h..."Had he waited even one more day, she said, he would have been too weak to fulfil the law’s requirement that he administer the deadly dose himself"<br /><br />Hmmm . . . hopefully there's an angel in the details, but does that mean people who are, say, quadroplegic are less equal than other dying people? Surely a requirement that the decision-maker "pull the trigger" themselves can be handled in ways that don't require strength or manual dexterity--a tube to blow into, say.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-10738430529869415032015-02-12T11:40:10.400-08:002015-02-12T11:40:10.400-08:00Thanks for the link, Lorne. I agree that we have ...Thanks for the link, Lorne. I agree that we have enormous room for improvement in palliative care. I don't know what the situation has been in Oregon but with privatized medical care I doubt it was very good. Insurers aren't sympathetic to those who won't be paying premiums next year.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-69654984458586055282015-02-12T10:00:37.211-08:002015-02-12T10:00:37.211-08:00Although not explicitly stated in the article, Mou...Although not explicitly stated in the article, Mound, I wonder if Oregon's right-to-die law has prompted better end-of-life care. For far too long the suffering that could be alleviated by pain reduction through liberal administration of drugs has been only tepidly embraced, if at all. It is my hope that the Supreme Court decision here will ultimately lead to improvements in that aspect of dying.<br /><br />BTW, Margaret Wente wrote a surprisingly good (for her) piece on this topic recently: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/a-good-death-starts-with-simple-compassion/article22881068/Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com