Dr. Bernard Devalois, a French specialist in palliative care, said:
This study shows that the majority of requests for euthanasia in Belgium are linked to unbearable physical pain and therefore to medical malpractice in the treatment of pain: cases of genuinely untreatable suffering - which we treat in France with sedation - are very rare.Dr Devalois continued:
Upon reading this study, it seems that Belgium chooses to focus on general training in the use of products that cause the rapid death of the patient (barbiturates and muscle relaxants). The patient therefore has the choice between suffering or asking for euthanasia. I much prefer that he is offered a third choice: to be relieved of his pain! This is the path taken by France through the plan "Douleur et Soins Palliatifs" (Pain and Palliative Care)Thanks to @AnnaArco on twitter for the link to this story from Belgium: De plus en plus d'euthanasies en Belgique.
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That's awful Father, they have the choice of severe, excruciating pain or death. Obviously, no where is there any mention of love and compassion.
In todays society we have so many drugs to ease the misery of pain that euthansia can hardly be called an option.
What is even more surprising is that most instances of euthanasia are among the young. Is this, not perhaps, because they have been made to believe that there life is not worth living.
Todays fast track, heartless, me and myself lifestyle hardly has time for those that are sick and dying. It still prefers to hide them under the carpet, or preferably straight into a coffin.
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