May 02, 2006
Euthanasia Delayed For Now
On April 25, I wrote about a woman who was about to be euthanized by a Houston hospital's ethics committee, over the objections of the woman herself and her family. Good news, at least temporarily.
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From the Washington Times:
A Texas hospital has agreed to delay taking a severely ill woman off life support, following a failed plan to transfer her to an Illinois nursing home.Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital had invoked the state's futile-care law, which allows hospitals to take some patients off life support with 10 days notice to the families, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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I do not know if she can exist without the machine, but if my taxes are paying for it, I say pull the plug after 10 day notice.
Sorry, that is how I feel at the moment.
Sorry, that is how I feel at the moment.
Posted by: Leatherneck at May 02, 2006 08:07 PM (D2g/j)
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Andrea Clark is recovering and the procedings have been stopped - all after she changed doctors who adjusted her medication. Her white blood cell count has been down to normal for five days now, and she has been able to get off of the blood pressure raising drugs that she has had to be on for months.
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston and it's so-called "Ethics Committee" (sic) had wanted to withdraw life support from Andrea Clark instead of giving her body the opportunity to recover.
Were it not for a physician that truly cared, respected Andrea's own wishes, AND had the common decency to care about life, unlike St. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and it's "Ethics Committee" - Andrea Clark would likely be dead instead of having an opportunity to continue fighting for her life and recover, which she is apparently still doing as of last night.
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston and it's so-called "Ethics Committee" (sic) had wanted to withdraw life support from Andrea Clark instead of giving her body the opportunity to recover.
Were it not for a physician that truly cared, respected Andrea's own wishes, AND had the common decency to care about life, unlike St. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and it's "Ethics Committee" - Andrea Clark would likely be dead instead of having an opportunity to continue fighting for her life and recover, which she is apparently still doing as of last night.
Posted by: Richard at May 03, 2006 05:43 AM (ENIEZ)
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