By: DLC

Cases like this, the Doctors don’t get to make the call, for a reason. If you start rationing care based on “how much longer is this poor old man going to live” what’s to stop you from descending from there into Euthanasia and Eugenics ? Why should anyone but the patient (or their family) be permitted that kind of choice ? We have the best healthcare delivery system in the world, at least in potential. It should not be a contest between the 89 year old guy whose lungs are failing and the 8 year old who has pneumonia. Oh, and yes, I encourage everyone to establish an end of life directive, or at least a DNR order. Make these hard decisions now, so that your family does not have to. Please.