Argentine Supreme Court rules on patient's right to choose a dignified death

Friday, July 10th 2015 - 07:34 UTC

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Argentina's Supreme Court upheld “the right of every patient to choose a dignified death,” drawing a sharp distinction between halting treatment and euthanasia. Justices confirmed a lower court’s decision to allow the end of extraordinary measures to preserve the life of a person, who had remained in a persistent vegetative state since 1995. Read full article

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ilsen
Go on, somebody say it. Many are thinking it!
Jul 10th, 2015 - 12:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@1. Don't know what you're thinking, but I doubt there's anywhere with the capacity to give argies a dignified death. Still, high-diving into the Atlantic Ocean used to be very popular. How about 2,000 miles off the argie shore from 10,000 feet?
Jul 10th, 2015 - 01:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
#1

...putting a certain woman “ not aware of her surroundings” out of our misery... ??
Jul 10th, 2015 - 03:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Heehee!
That's one possible answer. Let's see what others come up with.
Jul 10th, 2015 - 04:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
#4

of course, there is “...clinically brain dead”, also !
Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
dignified death
I suppose CFK could be stuffed , plasticised and put on show,
that's dignified ,
well, for her it is...
Jul 10th, 2015 - 06:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
The expectation that inflation could get out of control has led some of the bigger store chains to install electronic price tags.

http://panampost.com/belen-marty/2015/07/10/argentinean-supermarkets-get-hip-to-inflation-with-digital-price-tags/
Jul 10th, 2015 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The_troLLimpic_games
“The patient... lacks consciousness of the surrounding environment”

Europeans, Anglos, and NorthAmoans have never cared about anyone that is not of Caucasian race.

“the capacity for communication”

NorthAmoans and EUians have never shown the capacity to communicate with others peacefully and respectfully

“ understanding or expression through any language”

Certainly a meet description of the universally monolingual Anglos.

...and does not present any evidence of residual cognitive capacity”

So, finally all foreigners can have a dignified death. Good for them.
Jul 11th, 2015 - 11:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
Nostrils,

You yourself, have said the Argentine Indians are rightly regarded as lesser beings, and that Asians are an inferior race, as well as your usual diatribe against Europeans, on the basis of Race.

You are a racist and a hypocrite, pure and simple.
Jul 12th, 2015 - 12:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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