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MysteryMedic t1_je7pwkr wrote

Reply to comment by deeply_concerned in Death with dignity by Avocadoexpresss

Nope. For me (paramedic) the procedure was to be handled poorly. There was (and I’m trying to remember, because it’s been a while) no accommodations made for the people who are forced to manage the after. There was no connection to existing end-of-life orders. So when we responded to a residence for a well-being check there was nothing that prevented us from doing our jobs. I 100% support your right to die, but I’m not letting you die peacefully and without intervention just so your pissed off relatives can make my career a living hell.

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deeply_concerned t1_je7q4zf wrote

Who cares about the after. If someone is suffering they should have the choice to end it.

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MysteryMedic t1_je7ra6u wrote

Ummm. We do. Because we have a legal duty to act. And without protections in the case of death (Massachusetts uses the MOLST form) we now either violate your desire to in peace and dignity or we risk our jobs. So, yeah. Tie up some important lose ends and most of us will be VERY behind this.

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