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I think this could dramatically change medical policy for keeping people alive on permanent life support, euthenasia, etc. -- nm

Posted by TFox Feb 4 '10, 06:52

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in which way though? i honestly can't decide if it's better or worse to pull the plug in this case. -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 06:52 36
- I don't know either, I guess. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 06:56
- People should at least ask the person if they'd like to die now. -- nm - Loyola Feb 4, 06:55
- I'm trying not have a panic attack just imagining what it must be like. -- nm - ty97 Feb 4, 06:55
- If someone's capable of conscious thought, I think the default option would be to keep them alive (though their instructions could say otherwise) -- nm - Roger More Feb 4, 06:54 29
  - So that they can go quietly insane trapped inside their own mind wanting desperately to sommunicate or interact with the world. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 4, 07:08 5
    - I'm fairly certain that this is significantly different from "locked in" syndrome. Awareness is a broad term. - TWuG Feb 4, 07:11 3
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        And for the one guy answering yes/no questions, maybe he's a misdiagnosed "locked in" case. It's good that they are better at - TWuG Feb 4, 07:20
      - read. the. article. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 07:12
    - "kill me, over and over again...kill me" -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 07:08
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  - to what end, though? -- nm - znufrii (27 days) Feb 4, 06:56 1
    - Until their family is bankrupt from medical bills, so you get moved to the basement. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 4, 06:57
  - i think so too. but you know that many people in that state wouldn't want to be kept alive. -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 06:55 18
    - Yep, but it's their decision. -- nm - Roger More Feb 4, 06:57 1
      - It should really, for starters, move us in the direction of mandatory (or close to) advance directives. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 07:00
    - At the very least, if they are "in there", their quality of care should skyrocket now that we can determine that. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 06:57 15
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        There is a huge distinction between the way we used to think about these cases, and this new discovery. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 06:59 13
        
        Having just reassessed living wills, health care POAs, etc. This does nothing to change my mind. - TWuG Feb 4, 07:02 3
        
        But you are one of the distinct minority that have actually made up your mind and committed it to paper. Most haven't. - TFox Feb 4, 07:05
        
        word -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 07:05
        
        right. -- nm - Don Homer Feb 4, 07:04
        
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        Dawson, I'm not going to explain this to you. Think about it for a few. How is this different? -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 07:02
        
        i think common thought has been that there is no intelligent brain activity. -- nm - Andie Feb 4, 07:01 3
        
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        No, they said "imagine you're playing tennis" and then their brain started playing tennis. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 07:09 1
        
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        (and not strictly in terms of current legal structures, so don't get all "according to Brown vs WhatTheFuck" or whatever.) -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 06:59 2
        
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        Yes, I will get pwned in the arena where I have no meaningful education to draw on. Good observation. -- nm - TFox Feb 4, 07:01
- word. I keep thinking about the video for "One" by Metallica -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 06:54 1
  - and when that makes me sad, I think about the Seinfeld episode and it makes me happy -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 06:55
- *nods* -- nm - zork Feb 4, 06:54

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