Post #1680932
2026-04-25 20:00 UTC
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@dreksob@feddit.online 2026-04-25 20:20
Unfortunately, a lot of people arent. Due largely to religious bullshit (at least in america), its very very difficult to get death with dignity. My grandma has parkinsons, she wants to go on hospice before it takes her brain, but her doctor is Catholic and decided its against his religion to let her die as she wants to. Shes trying to find a doctor who will let her, but its very very difficult. Its still considered murder in most of the country, and even most Hospice doctors wont do anything besides not resuscitate. We have to be careful to not call an ambulance for her, because if she goes to a hospital, the doctor is allowed to just ignore her DNR if thats against their religion.
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@zikzak025@lemmy.world 2026-04-26 04:42
And often just enough to let someone with a weak constitution drift off gently into that good night when they’re ready. It’s one of those unstated aspects of it. It’s not “assisted suicide,” but they’ll hook you up with a PCA pump of morphine alongside scheduled doses of potentially more powerful painkillers that will help you fall asleep and never wake up. Unless you’re in a “right to die” region and have jumped through all the hoops, they can’t administer a lethal injection of a substance simply intended to kill. But they can administer enough pain medication to kill a horse. They’ll give as much as needed to ensure comfort, which takes priority over organ failure and risk of death, since that is already a bygone conclusion.
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@Master@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-30 06:51
My wife died of breast cancer moving to her brain last October. They did NOT break out the good stuff. They supplied the weakest painkillers and measured them every visit so they knew if I was over dosing her or stealing some. And from her reaction I dont think the stuff was strong enough.