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Originally Posted by TheNorm

The NHS isn't a bottomless well of money. Why would you want money spent on treatments that don't make much difference to people?

My mum died in an NHS hospital. She had a stroke initially, and we were told to prepare for the worst. We did. Then she rallied a bit, and I actually had a very coherent conversation with her one day before I had to leave for work; we actually thought she might recover.

But she had a relapse, and we spent most of the next three days at her bedside; she died in her sleep. Had she been sent home by the ghouls who are proposing this draconian measure, my sisters and I might never have had a chance to at least be there with her when she went; one sister would have been at home with her family, and the other sister and I would have been at work.

SO DON'T TELL ME "IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE", RIGHT?!

It can make all the difference, at least to friends and family. If such patients receive treatment, at least they can die without pain and hopefully with a little dignity.

Besides, in 30, 40, 50 years' time (whatever), you will be in their position. Let's see if you still think the same way then.