Obama Wants To Let Those Pesky Geezers Die
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President Obama suggested at a town hall event Wednesday night that one way to shave medical costs is to stop expensive and ultimately futile procedures performed on people who are about to die and don't stand to gain from the extra care.
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:17 AM
Another Brain Death Controversy
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Does religious belief give families the right to demand futile medical care for loved ones?
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:17 AM
Washingtonian Irrelevance
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Staying on their breakneck pace of "one month on, two months off" for meetings, the PCB will convene on Thursday and Friday in Arlington, VA, a well-known hot spot for democratic deliberation, to discuss the novel topics of health care reform....conscience in health professions....and medical futility! (Thanks to Medical Futility for the full annou
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:17 AM
Baby on life support dies of natural causes
Posted by admin / Under Futile Medical Care
The case of Emilio Gonzales brought attention, in Texas, the law that states doctors can withhold care in cases of futility*. In Texas, patients have the right to seek other medical attention, but in this case, all were in agreement of the diagnosis of Leigh's disease, and no other facilities would accept the child. The legal battle may continue.
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:17 AM
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