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Originally Posted by chosenbyone
A living will with a "Do Not Resuscitate" clause would dictate how a person would want any decision regarding life support to be handled when the time arose. Having this documentation from the patient would greatly relieve the family members from having to make that difficult decision regarding their loved one.
If a patient had demonstrated that they were in full use of their mental capacities when they were on their death bed and they were being administered life support even without a living will, then the physician would be hard pressed not to go along with the wishes of the patient.
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I am familiar with DNR statements. My MIL had one in place before she died. I was thinking about this situation with this lady who died. She was put in the iron lung at 3 years of age, so it wasn't her decision to make. What if, at 18, she had decided she didn't want to be in the iron lung anymore, knowing she would die when disconnected from it? Would it be considered suicide, assisted suicide, or would it fall under her right to refuse treatment?
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