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[quote=Anonymous]what a heartbreaking situation for the family, and the doctors, too. I am sure they don't like to break hearts like this. Medical decisions like this happen, doctors have to consider length and quality of life and "greatest benefit" when making decisions about scarce resources. The problem is, it's hard to be anything but subjective when you discuss quality of life so they make arbitrary guidelines. It is my understanding, from only briefly reading these quotes, that the little girl will not live long. Coupled with her severe illness, the quality of life factor (and length of life extended factor) seems questionable. Doctors face similar dilemmas determining whether or not to give donated organs to the elderly. It's something that, as medical costs continue to go up, we will have to contend with more and more, I'm afraid. We need to bring health care costs DOWN and focus on preventive medicine for all so we don't have to pit lives against one another. [/quote]
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