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| Yes | 25% | 154 votes | Total: 619 votes | |
| No | 75% | 465 votes |
Yes
Created on: January 23, 2009
According to the dictionary, suicide means "to intentionally take one's own life." By this definition,
Created on: March 25, 2008
Most times a DNR includes more than do not resuscitate', rather it most often extends to do not take
by Shelly Mcrae
Created on: September 07, 2008 Last Updated: May 03, 2012
A DNR is document that allows a patient to make his or her wishes known should she be incapacitated
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No
Created on: February 11, 2010
Resuscitation of human life is an event understood by few but judged by many. Some individuals
by Renee Dawson
Created on: February 18, 2008
Is making yourself a DNR passive suicide? Absolutely not! In the United States we offer so many different
by Shana Baxter
Created on: February 18, 2008
Death is the finale of life. As with any good work of literature the finale should be written in by
Created on: October 27, 2009 Last Updated: October 28, 2009
Signing a Do Not Resuscitate order in advance is allowing your family and friends the peace of mind
by Emma Bush
Created on: May 30, 2010
A DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) is a legal document, signed by both the patient and the patient’s doctor
Created on: February 12, 2011
Is signing a DNR order a passive suicide ?
In health care saving a life is the highest priority, and
Created on: April 22, 2008
To sign or not, that is a proposition many of us will face one day. A DNR allows a terminally ill patient
Created on: January 05, 2009
Drunken driving, taking drugs, smoking, or ignoring diabetes and high blood pressure seem more like
Created on: March 19, 2010
Signing a Do Not Resuscitate order has nothing to do with suicide period. If those are the wishes
Created on: June 15, 2009 Last Updated: June 17, 2009
The decision to sign a DNR order is one that is highly personal and one that should be made after much
by Toni Doswell
Created on: May 09, 2008
Life is a precious blessing from God. Living life to its
fullest is so important to most people, therefore
by Martina Billings-McAtee, RN
Created on: December 04, 2009
A DNR is a way for patients and families to make critical decisions regarding the level of intervention
Created on: March 26, 2010
Healthcare reform is the new Iraq War in the news lately: bitter political division, impassioned debate,
Created on: October 24, 2010
When an individual has a heart-attack, lung failure, cancer, Lou Gehrig's Disease, AIDS, or any
Created on: June 07, 2008
Signing a DNR order is not a form of passive suicide but rather a living will' of sorts instructing
Created on: August 20, 2008
Imagine being an 89 year old woman brought by ambulance to an emergency room because your heart rate
by Candy Jules
Created on: March 01, 2008
Signing a DNR, is in no way any form of suicide. If a person's heart has stopped, legally they have
by Mary Bunker
Created on: March 31, 2009
The thought of signing a DNR (do not resuscitate) order conjures up a lot of ethical, controversial,
Created on: May 09, 2008
Signing a DNR is not passive suicide by any means at all! Keeping active brainwaves through a machine
Created on: May 31, 2009
DNR means "Do not resuscitate". It does not mean "Do not treat." I may want CPR if I am choking, but