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CoastalCoder
on June 29, 2024
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It's getting harder to die
Does the pacemaker law predate the death with dignity law?
I'm wondering if it only anticipated pacemakers being disabled for malice or out of negligence.
LorenPechtel
on June 29, 2024
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All the US death with dignity laws are lethal prescriptions only, the patient must self-administer. Turning off a pacemaker would be the doctor doing it, not the patient.
exe34
on June 30, 2024
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give them a switch.
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I'm wondering if it only anticipated pacemakers being disabled for malice or out of negligence.