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Mr.Bill

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61. There are very strict rules about inventorying certain drugs.

Sat Aug 28, 2021, 11:47 PM

Aug 2021

At the shift change at the nursing station in a hospital, the drug cart rolls out and everything is counted and signed off by the charge nurse of each shift. Lots of documentation everywhere the druga are stored or used.

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Why isn't assisted suicide legal for the elderly... [View all] Under The Radar Aug 2021 OP

Excellent question! MLAA Aug 2021 #1

Religion HAB911 Aug 2021 #2

And health care, I'd imagine. There's a lot of cash in prolonging life. Auggie Aug 2021 #15

OH YEAH HAB911 Aug 2021 #22

I've always understood it to be a god thing. God doesn't like what is considered RKP5637 Aug 2021 #3

I'll keep searching... multigraincracker Aug 2021 #6

In Washington state it is legal under certain conditions - here's a link ... RKP5637 Aug 2021 #11

Oregon is another. Maybe more too. yonder Aug 2021 #19

I'm lucky. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #20

It also potentially ripe for abuse when you're talking about people w/ diminished mental capacity. meadowlander Aug 2021 #32

Yes, these are all excellent points!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2021 #41

I don't understand life-proling care for someone with advanced alzheimers Buckeyeblue Aug 2021 #59

Great response multigraincracker Aug 2021 #4

Found it. It's call multigraincracker Aug 2021 #7

How is Hospice assisted suicide? Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #12

Failure to provide medical treatment. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #14

I am sure there are treatments to keep me alive for a couple of years... Under The Radar Aug 2021 #27

I've worked with Hospice patients and they get plenty of medical treatment. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #28

I only look for loop holes in the Scriptures. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #31

My GF is a RN multigraincracker Aug 2021 #33

Hospice isn't really the same thing. meadowlander Aug 2021 #34

I won't say where I got this information. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #44

I don't doubt it, and im glad they do given it's best to kick the door shut rather than needlessly onetexan Aug 2021 #48

Yes it does. Thankfully. nancy1942 Aug 2021 #57

My dad died on home hospice care last April. Mariana Aug 2021 #58

There are very strict rules about inventorying certain drugs. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #61

Right or wrong ..it's very difficult for family, even when elderly PortTack Aug 2021 #5

It is all about quality of life. Stand in my shoes Under The Radar Aug 2021 #18

Wife's dead, no kids Revanchist Aug 2021 #21

Thats why it's important to discuss these things well in advance with your family onetexan Aug 2021 #49

I believe that two states have legalized this for anyone with a terminal illness. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #8

In Japan &other countries its legal to die w dignity onetexan Aug 2021 #50

Probably because it could be abused drray23 Aug 2021 #9

there is a bit of that for sure HAB911 Aug 2021 #23

Healthcare expenses force me to go into debt to stay alive Under The Radar Aug 2021 #24

In a few states, Death with Dignity is indeed allowed. RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #10

The rundown... RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #13

Thanks for the list, my dear RobertDevereaux! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #16

How is terminally ill defined in that statute? Under The Radar Aug 2021 #25

Details for Colorado are here. RobertDevereaux Aug 2021 #30

New Zealand legalised it by referendum last year meadowlander Aug 2021 #38

Requirements are onerous and time consuming. It has been my experience with three terminally ill hlthe2b Aug 2021 #29

We have euthanasia for our beloved pets and it is considered humane Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #17

I've always said multigraincracker Aug 2021 #35

And when I'm dead, throw me in a dumpster..Burials/cremation cost too much! LeftInTX Aug 2021 #37

Bury me in a burlap sack and plant a tree on top. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2021 #42

Same here. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #46

Because euthansia for animals isn't always, "putting them out of suffering" LeftInTX Aug 2021 #39

Not to the point but thanks anyway n/t Doc Sportello Aug 2021 #56

I'm planning to punch my own ticket when the time comes True Dough Aug 2021 #26

Laughing gas would be my choice. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #36

I think with electric cars, that form of dying will go away. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #43

Eventually True Dough Aug 2021 #45

True. I hope you die peacefully in your sleep at a very acceptable age that you decide. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #52

Thank you, Jim True Dough Aug 2021 #54

Also barbecues and gas stoves/ovens. meadowlander Aug 2021 #53

Valid point, meadowlander True Dough Aug 2021 #55

Because this country is full of puritanical hypocrites A HERETIC I AM Aug 2021 #40

Crazy that legal euthanasia could come before free of charge health care. David__77 Aug 2021 #47

We need assisted suicide in all 50 states as it's unlikely we'll ever area51 Aug 2021 #60

My sils mother lived with her for a little while then told her she was tired blueinredohio Aug 2021 #51