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• 1 of 81

  by Amanda Banning

  Created on: December 24, 2010

  
  

  While most people tend to think that tragic or catastrophic events will never happen to them, invariably

• 2 of 81

  by Joseph Whalen

  Created on: July 22, 2008

  Making the decision to terminate life support for a terminally ill patient is one of the most difficult

• 3 of 81

  by q8dreamer

  Created on: May 30, 2010   Last Updated: May 31, 2010

  The family of a patient on life support would want to hold on to him forever, no matter what the consequences

• 4 of 81

  by L.C.

  Created on: July 31, 2009

  I write on this subject based off two experiences. My first is having a nurse for a mother. My mother

• 5 of 81

  by Dianne Stagner

  Created on: May 29, 2008

  When a medical team puts someone on life support, it is usually an emergency, the patient is unconscious,

• 6 of 81

  by M. Nehama Rosenberg

  Created on: May 09, 2008   Last Updated: May 13, 2008

  My beloved father passed away just 7 weeks ago. He was 84 and in good health for the majority of his

• 7 of 81

  by J.R. Lewis

  Created on: July 08, 2007

  Life Support and Precedence

  If my body was near death, if my brain no longer functioned, if I were in

• 8 of 81

  by Judy Joyce

  Created on: October 13, 2008

  LIFE SUPPORT: A COMPETENT PATIENTS DECISION.

  There is a great deal of confusion among Americans about

• 9 of 81

  by esmani

  Created on: August 26, 2007

  Most of us will agree that the best way to die is swiftly without suffering. Certainly, we would like

• 10 of 81

  by Nancy Todisco

  Created on: May 05, 2009   Last Updated: May 07, 2009

  Life is precious, joyful, and one heck of a bumpy roller coaster ride. Some of us live cautiously, never

• 11 of 81

  by Sarah Williams

  Created on: September 07, 2007

  In a perfect world, our family, the people closest to our hearts and our minds, would know our wishes

• 12 of 81

  by G. Schettino

  Created on: April 13, 2008

  There comes a time for all of us when our life here on earth is over. It can be a sad and emotional

• 13 of 81

  by Naomi Kenny

  Created on: April 12, 2009

  The advancement of medical science in the area of life support has created a debate over who has the

• 14 of 81

  by Elaine Sihera

  Created on: June 05, 2007   Last Updated: November 30, 2007

  In one word, NO! It is natural for the relatives of a patient to want them alive for as long as possible.

• 15 of 81

  by John Huetteman

  Created on: July 26, 2007   Last Updated: August 29, 2009

  Life Support: Should The Wishes Of The Family Take Precedence Over The Patient's Right To Relieve His

• 16 of 81

  by Karon Brandt

  Created on: October 07, 2007   Last Updated: June 19, 2009

  Most of us (89% according to this poll) want to make the end-of-life decision for ourselves. Ultimately,

• 17 of 81

  by Krissi Lyn Mazon

  Created on: May 06, 2009

  Euthanasia has been a hot topic in American society for a while, most recently having a renewed spark

• 18 of 81

  by Julie Moore Bantin

  Created on: March 13, 2010   Last Updated: April 09, 2010

  Life support..An emotional topic to say the least.  This is something that every family needs to

• 19 of 81

  by Melissa A.F.

  Created on: May 02, 2009

  My mother is a nurse and has been for over 35 years. During her long career taking care of other people,

• 20 of 81

  by Paul Schingle

  Created on: April 20, 2009

  This question gets a little tricky in that it briefly touches on a lot of subtle moral characteristics.