I have received correspondence from a friend who has been impacted personally by the trauma of\u00a0euthanasia.\u00a0 She writes:<\/p>\n
“I am passionately anti euthanasia and have noted the suggestions for a submission on your website and will do my best to put one together, never having been politically active before.<\/p>\n
My last position was for 16 years as night supervisor in an 108 bed\u00a0Uniting Church aged care facility in Queensland and I estimate I was involved in (although not causing!) around 300 deaths, and actually present at many.\u00a0 I have been subject to pressure from relatives in the middle of the night to hasten the process, despite the patient being adequately medicated and peaceful, and on one occasion had to face extreme anger at my refusal.<\/p>\n
I believe that excellent palliative care is essential, and good support for the relatives equally important.\u00a0 I\u00a0am also troubled by an incident\u00a0where someone I knew well,\u00a0requested his two medically trained\u00a0sons\u00a0hasten his death, when he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0One son agreed in principle but at the time could not act.\u00a0 The other did assist and was troubled for the rest of his life, later telling me that he had killed his father. \u00a0I open a pandora’s box when I think about euthanasia.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
See also, Distinguishing euthanasia & palliative care<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0 \u201835 years of my nursing in aged care and palliative care, I remain convinced\u2019<\/a>\u00a0 and \u00a0Euthanasia Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have received correspondence from a friend who has been impacted personally by the trauma of\u00a0euthanasia.\u00a0 She writes: “I am passionately anti euthanasia and have noted the suggestions for a submission on your website and will do my best to … Continue reading