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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes people/patients/families fail to accept normal aging/end of life  processes. Doing invasive treatments that will not prolong someone’s life statistically but will expose them to pain and risk of disabling complications may not be good for them. Patients may die during surgery or of post op complications. Everybody thinks the percentages will go in their favor, but some people with be in that percent of those who die. Physicians have to act in the best interest of the patient even if the patient may not agree. She could doctor shop and maybe find someone else if she likes. Often elderly patients with health issues will die of something else before the disease process takes them. [/quote]

Doctors also acti in the best interest of the hospital...[/quote]

I'm not the pp you are responding to.

Yes of course.  It's necessary.  Hospitals and medical care need to be available to EVERYONE, not just the extreme elderly that want to live forever.[/quote]

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