Suicide Woman Uses Do Not Resuscitate
October 1, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Death
Who is right?
A woman tries to commit suicide. She’s rushed to the hospital but she’s conscious still and hands the doctors a living will that stipulates that she doesn’t want to be treated, just kept comfortable as she dies.
The doctors respect her living will and don’t treat her. They feel that if they do treat her, she could come back after them later and accuse them of assault, since she specifically refused treatment. She dies.
Her family is angry, accuses the doctors of allowing the woman to die (which they did). They say, they had not choice because she told them …read more
‘Dr Death’ Goes to Washington?
Have you heard the latest?
Jack Kervorkian, aka Dr Death, is planning on running for US Congress as an Independent. If you remember, Dr Kervokian is an assisted suicide advocate who was paroled last year after spending eight years in prison for second degree murder.
Apparently having served time for murder does not prohibit him from running for office. All he has to do is gather a minimum of 3,000 signatures on nominating petitions by July 17th and his name will be added to the November ballot.
I guess, having agreed not to assist in any more suicides, Dr Kervorkian needs a new …read more
