Fight Over Baby's Life Support Divides Ethicists

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
"Children's has the right to withdraw life support if medical experts deem it medically inappropriate."

Is that really how it's framed under Texas law or is that some sort of editorial slip up?

Anyway. Obviously it's better to keep the kid doped up and on a ventilator while he slowly suffers from a disease that's incurable, progressive and ultimately fatal, just so the mother can watch him probably smile.

That's not the issue, it's whether the hospital has the right to decide when the child dies over the parent(s). I think it's cruel too, I am also not in the mothers shoes though.

1. Administer morphine.
2. Remove baby from ventilator.
3. Attach cord to baby's neck and swing about in a humorous fashion.

I think the moral "debate" in this situation is clear.

That's what she said.

Originally posted by FeceMan
1. Administer morphine.
2. Remove baby from ventilator.
3. Attach cord to baby's neck and swing about in a humorous fashion.

That's not funny. >.<

Originally posted by Eccentric
That's not funny. >.<

yes it is....however loosely borrowed from tom green

Originally posted by Schecter
yes it is....however loosely borrowed from tom green

Originally posted by FeceMan
What attempt at personal assassination is this? I would rather lop off my own genitals than suffer the antics of that attention-whoring untermensch.

He did actually do that...in Freddy Got Fingered I believe....

Originally posted by Eccentric
That's not funny. >.<

And yes, yes it is.

Though I don't follow the morphine part. Kind of a waste if you ask me.

I would never subject myself to an atrocity such as that. For shame.

Although, I decided on administering morphine to ease the little wretch's passage. The steps aren't set in stone, though.

Originally posted by Alliance
I think the moral "debate" in this situation is clear.

Which is?

Originally posted by FeceMan
I would never subject myself to an atrocity such as that. For shame.

Although, I decided on administering morphine to ease the little wretch's passage. The steps aren't set in stone, though.

LOLZ dont forget to send tom green his royalty check *runs away laughing*

YouTube video

Hate you. So...much...

doped

Yeah the whole ordeal is idiotic to say the least. Lets take away the doctor's ability to withdraw medical services when there's no hope for the patient. The infant is blind, deaf and is unable to survive without assisted breathing, yet they keep it on life support; unable to see; unable to hear. Why?

Originally posted by AngryManatee
Yeah the whole ordeal is idiotic to say the least. Lets take away the doctor's ability to withdraw medical services when there's no hope for the patient. The infant is blind, deaf and is unable to survive without assisted breathing, yet they keep it on life support; unable to see; unable to hear. Why?

A doctor does not have the right to withdraw medical services without consent of the patient.

The issue HERE is that the child is in severe pain, making it medically unethical to prolong the childs life.

Originally posted by Alliance
A doctor does not have the right to withdraw medical services without consent of the patient.

The issue HERE is that the child is in severe pain, making it medically unethical to prolong the childs life.

Correct.. Just like a pharmacist now has the right to not fill (give you/person) any "morning after pill" that a MD/provider has ordered.

Originally posted by Alliance
A doctor does not have the right to withdraw medical services without consent of the patient.

The issue HERE is that the child is in severe pain, making it medically unethical to prolong the childs life.

If that was the issue, then why isn't assisted suicided legal for people who have painful and fatal illnesses?

Because there's a difference between withdrawing life support and actively killing the person.

Originally posted by FeceMan
Because there's a difference between withdrawing life support and actively killing the person.

Lets see, one can't say "do it" or "don't so it" for themselves, while the other is actively wanting to die and end his/her "severe pain". Hmm.