I mean as shitty as healthcare standards have gotten, the kid was brain dead near enough four months ago and organ failure was starting to set in, there's no mistaking that's past the point of no return.
The "against his best interests" line is almost disgustingly trite, being kept alive isn't against anyone's best interests, but the kid was effectively long gone and keeping a corpse warm forever isn't really in anyone else's best interests.
the kid was effectively long gone and keeping a corpse warm forever isn't really in anyone else's best interests
I agree with this, and if the doctors aren't being honest about this with the family then they should lose their medical licenses. That said this is a call the family needs to make. That the family may make a retarded choice isn't a good reason to deprive them of their choice. Remember the Obamacare death panel debate? This is what the Right was worried about.
I mean as shitty as healthcare standards have gotten, the kid was brain dead near enough four months ago and organ failure was starting to set in, there's no mistaking that's past the point of no return.
The "against his best interests" line is almost disgustingly trite, being kept alive isn't against anyone's best interests, but the kid was effectively long gone and keeping a corpse warm forever isn't really in anyone else's best interests.
I agree with this, and if the doctors aren't being honest about this with the family then they should lose their medical licenses. That said this is a call the family needs to make. That the family may make a retarded choice isn't a good reason to deprive them of their choice. Remember the Obamacare death panel debate? This is what the Right was worried about.