Posted by Tabitha on February 15, 2005, at 0:38:21
In reply to Can euthanasia be an act of love? (trigger), posted by Toph on February 13, 2005, at 15:37:44
Disability rights groups have protested that movie for a lot of reasons. They site several innacuracies in the film, including the fact that since 1990 a patient has the right to refuse care. Since the Hilary Swank character was conscious, all she had to do was ask the health workers to turn off the ventilator machine and they'd be obligated to comply.
Of course it was much more dramatic with her having to persuade Clint Eastwood to do it, and trying to do it herself through the tongue biting and all.
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