Post #1680933

2026-04-25 20:20 UTC

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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@THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 2026-04-25 20:24

Are real actual medical doctors even allowed to do that based on religion?

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@Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2026-04-25 21:13

So you grandma is catholic. Let’s be clear here. And yes, killing someone is very problematic. I admit I don’t have the answer. Let’s not act like this is that simple.

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@HubertManne@piefed.social 2026-04-25 21:22

that is how hospice works. they won’t euthanasia they will just let you die and do theoretical pain management. My mom died of dehydration in hospice because it was “unethical” to just give her a shot of barbituates when half her brain was no longer functioning after a stroke.

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@socsa@piefed.social 2026-04-26 17:12

IDK what kind of hospice you’ve been to but my grandmother was basically pumped full of morphine for nearly an entire year before she passed of “totally not a morphine overdose.”

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@lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-30 06:02

Check your state law. In some states it is very illegal to ignore a properly filled out DNR, religion or no religion. Also, hospice is not state assisted suicide. Hospice is comfort care, and it’s not about causing someone to die, it’s about helping someone who is terminal be more comfortable during the time they have left.

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@Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2026-04-25 21:45

Are you not thinking of euthanasia? Hospice is like a care home for people who are dying

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@cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-25 20:40

YSK hospice basically means they starve you to death but they keep you high so you don't care. They do not feed you, they sit you in a chair and hook you up to the drugs. Maybe that's a better way to go than going without the drugs, but that's pretty much what they do. Maybe some of them overdose you, I'm not really sure. It's state assisted suicide. And it's not quick. If it's what people want I'm not saying to take away their choice and I'm not saying it's an easy choice, but I wouldn't romanticise hospice. If nothing else, look into exactly what they do and don't do. It may vary from place to place. If you have something really bad like, say, cancer and chemo isn't helping, and the cancer will take you before the starvation... it can be the better option. I am not familiar with Parkinson's and I'm certainly not judging your family!

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