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Originally Posted by john70t
For notation, what your post refers to is probably very much against the law even when self-administered....but I hope as a society there is a change in this illegality of self-determination, and a more rational discussion of end quality-of-life issues.
An old childhood buddy suffered from a drug reaction which brought on a nervous system disease. He has probably been close to brain dead for the last decade, but his parents keep the shell of his existence alive on life support through insurance which could help many others.
I think that is more than sad.
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The family had decided to pull the plug, as he too was brain dead, 76 and of course the fact that he was an organ donor didn't hurt either.
It was also what he said he wanted (living will)