From: Alan Cairns 

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Dear me.

Alan



On 4/2/05 2:08 PM, in article 424f178b$1{at}w3.nls.net, "Gary Britt"
 wrote:

> I never said they were.  They are not determined by anything nearly as
> reliable.  They are determined by Doctors self-interests in money and power
> and hospital bureacracies interests in good reports, statistics, and profits,
> and in your case the Canadian governments interests in saving money for the
> budget.
>
> God forbid they should be determined by anything possibly as rational and
> moral as a poll.
>
> And lest you or others get confused.  I'm not saying I think using a poll to
> determine ethics in these end of life matters is a good idea, just that its a
> hell of a lot better idea than the amazingly scarry thought of letting the
god
> complex, personality deficient medical community make these decisions.
>
> People die around them everyday.  It isn't no big deal to these lumps of cold
> flesh.
>
> Gary
>
> "Alan Cairns"  wrote in message
> news:BE743204.57DB5%alancairns{at}dccnet.com...
>> Medical ethics  are not determined by poll.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>



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Re: Zogby Poll 79% Say Wouldn't Pull Tube In Schiavo Circumstances


Dear
=
me.

Alan



On 4/2/05 2:08 PM, in article 424f178b$1{at}w3.nls.net, "Gary Britt"=
 <zotu{at}nospamforme.com> wrote:

I never said they were.  They are not determined by anything nearly as=
 reliable.  They are determined by Doctors self-interests in money and =
power and hospital bureacracies interests in good reports, statistics, and
p= rofits, and in your case the Canadian governments interests in saving
money = for the budget.
 
God forbid they should be
determined by anything =
possibly as rational and moral as a poll.
 
And lest you or others
get confused.  I'm no=
t saying I think using a poll to determine ethics in these end of life
matte= rs is a good idea, just that its a hell of a lot better idea than
the amazin= gly scarry thought of letting the god complex, personality
deficient medical=
 community make these decisions.
 
People die around them
everyday.  It isn't n=
o big deal to these lumps of cold flesh.
 
Gary
 
"Alan Cairns" <alancairns{at}dccnet.com> wrote
in message news=
:BE743204.57DB5%alancairns{at}dccnet.com...
Medical ethics  are not determined by
poll.

Alan








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