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Topic subjectRE: i never hear about doctors telling a family to w/draw life support
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12720354, RE: i never hear about doctors telling a family to w/draw life support
Posted by rdhull, Fri Feb-06-15 10:48 AM
>b/c that's the family's decision or the patient's if they
>have secured a living will.
>
>they can say there's nothing left for doctors to do and talk
>about what would happen if life support is w/drawn. but they
>don't advise the family to w/draw it AFAIK.


this is exactly what tbey do..and had that situation last year with my brother in law