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Originally posted by NordlysIt seems like an aberration; according to the article:
It sounds more like a topic for the Debates forum - don't expect to get many serious replies in the General forum.
I hadn't heard about this yet, so thanks for pointing me to it. For those who are interested, the Aftenposten (a Norwegian newspaper) has an article in English about it: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1201821.ece
I know it's right, but they may also be wrong, and that should a good enough reason to keep her alive.
There's also precedence within Norwegian health care to go along with the family's wishes, he said. A study he conducted of 178 deaths of children showed that treatment was ended in the case of 175, with the consent of the children's parents.
In three of the cases, parents opposed treatment being stopped, and their wishes were respected.
I'm not sure the "hospital agreed to let her live pending the court's decision"; it would be routine legally (here at least) to issue an injunction to leave the situation unchanged until the court rules where otherwise "irreperable harm" would be done. For what it's worth, I think such decisions should be up to the person or to the family in the case of a minor or someone who has not made their wishes clear, not to doctors, bureaucrats, politicians or anyone else.
EDIT: You should re-post in Debates; this is red meat for Ivanhoe.
Originally posted by no1marauderYes, it does sound like an aberration, and I sure hope it is. But it's not clear from the article (as far as I understand it) whether there's just a tradition of listening to the family's wishes or whether it's a law. I thought something like this case wasn't possible (or at least not legal) here, but I am not sure what exactly the law says.
It seems like an aberration; according to the article:
There's also precedence within Norwegian health care to go along with the family's wishes, he said. A study he conducted of 178 deaths of children showed that treatment was ended in the case of 175, with the consent of the children's parents.
Originally posted by no1marauderExactly! Maybe I'm a little emotional about things like this. But it seams a damn shame to end her life against his wishes.
For what it's worth, I think such decisions should be up to the person or to the family in the case of a minor or someone who has not made their wishes clear, not to doctors, bureaucrats, politicians or anyone else.
