Recently, a 56-year-old patient caused a sensation on the whole network, causing a heated discussion about euthanasia.
A netizen questioned the soul torture of the phenomenon of not being euthanized in China:
Since it is impossible to provide free medical care, why can't euthanasia be legalized? Let the elderly go with dignity without affecting their children!
This netizen said it very well, and it is also in line with the actual situation, individuals do not have the financial strength to bear the high medical costs, and the state does not have more financial resources to implement free medical care, so what should patients with serious illnesses do?
There is no money for treatment and euthanasia cannot be performed, and finally the patient is tortured to death by the disease, and the death process is a painful process for the patient and his family.
Why do netizens overwhelmingly demand that seriously ill patients be allowed to be euthanized?
The reason is simple: it can relieve the pain of the patient and reduce the financial burden on the family.
For example, the human tragedy that triggered this euthanasia craze.
This patient is a patient with kidney failure, because he has no hope of treatment, and he is also empty of money and money in the hospital until the end.
Doctors advised the family to take the patient home and use a ventilator to maintain the last breath (in the city hospital, the body is not allowed to leave the city, only cremated).
In this way, 120 were used to transfer the patient to his home, so that he could spend the last days of his life accompanied by his family.
When the patient returned home, the family members gathered together to discuss it with a heavy heart. They feel that there is no point in continuing the treatment, the family cannot afford the high medical costs, and the patient is also suffering, so giving up the treatment is the best option.
Some of the family members were against it, some were silent, but those who were in favor of extubation were in the majority. Because the patient's treatment costs overwhelm the family, not to mention that the doctor said that there was no way, what is the use of continuing the treatment?
Unexpectedly, the patient suddenly woke up and reached out with tears in his eyes, hoping to express his opinion.
Since the patient could not speak, the family quickly found a pen and paper and handed it to the patient to see what he thought. As a result, the patient wrote a few words crookedly on the paper, "Please don't extubate, I still want to live!"
A few words brought tears to the eyes of everyone in the family, and the family discussed and discussed, and after weighing the pros and cons, they still did not listen to him, but made the most helpless decision: to endure the pain and extubation.
The patient wanted to live and continue treatment, but the family did not want to bear the huge medical expenses and refused treatment. Moreover, the doctor also believes that it has reached the point where it cannot be treated. Continuing treatment is a waste of money.
Many people may think that family members are cruel, but they do not consider the problem from the perspective of family members.
If you continue to be treated, it may cost millions, but the millions of treatment costs can only make the patient live for 1 month, do you think it is worth it?
In fact, in real life, there are too many human tragedies like this who give up treatment, which happen every day, and hospital doctors have become accustomed to it.
In the above cases, there are many cases in which family members voluntarily give up treatment, and there are many patients who voluntarily give up treatment, or patients and their families jointly decide to give up treatment.
Whoever gives up on treatment has only two reasons:
One, patients can't afford huge medical bills
As we all know, the cost of cancer treatment is astronomical, and ordinary families simply cannot afford it, which is also a helpless move for the people at the bottom. The more financially disadvantaged the family, the more likely they will voluntarily give up treatment, and there is no need to kidnap anyone.
If there is not enough financial resources to support the high cost of treatment, the hospital will stop treatment at any time, this is the reality, not that doctors are ruthless, but that hospitals are not charities and are not obliged to provide free treatment to patients who do not have money.
Nowadays, hospitals are becoming more and more luxurious, the state invests more and more in medical care every year, and the common people are getting more and more expensive to see a doctor, even a small cold costs thousands of yuan, not to mention cancer patients.
The medical expenses are too high for the people to dare to see a doctor, rather than living in such pain, it is better to euthanize.
Second, the patient cannot endure the torture of the disease.
Medical experts classify pain into 10 levels, with the higher the progression, the more intense the pain. For example, a woman's childbirth can be classified as about 6, but the cancer pain reaches an unbearable level of 10. Therefore, many patients have suicidal thoughts when they reach the advanced stage because their families can't bear the pain of cancer.
That is to say, it hurts so much that I want to die, and I don't want to live for a second.
One patient replied without hesitation: It hurts more than electric shock, fire, and ice stinging!
The patient, a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer, had slammed his head against the wall over and over again with his head in his hands because of the pain of the cancer. The mother knew that her son was in pain, but she had no choice but to stop it, so she could only cushion the wall with her hand when Zhou Ben'an hit his head, protecting her son's pain to some extent.
A breast cancer patient described the cancer pain as follows: "The pain is so painful that I can't move at all, even the slightest touch will involve my bones to vibrate, and I will faint in pain!"
A patient with advanced cancer reported that at the beginning of the cancer, the pain was still tolerable, and the interval between attacks was relatively long, but as the disease progressed, the pain attacks became more and more frequent, from once a week to once every 3 days, once every 2 days, and finally every day, and the pain became more and more intense, in addition to the continuous pain, there was also explosive pain.
Constant pain is really abrasive and can make you feel bad all day long, while the outburst of pain can make you feel like giving birth, crying in pain, screaming in pain, and dying in pain. After giving birth, it doesn't hurt, but I don't know how long I will have to feel the pain of being stuck in an ice cellar.
In the process of accompanying patients to fight cancer, family members have also witnessed the scene of their relatives "not looking human" because of cancer pain: scratching the edge of the bed, rolling all over the ground, and shouting to the sky......
When the patient is in unbearable pain, they want to euthanasia, and their family members will support euthanasia when they see their loved ones in pain.
It is no exaggeration to say that if they voted on whether to choose euthanasia, 99% of people would be willing to choose euthanasia.
Some netizens said: I hope that the state will come up with a policy to legalize euthanasia as soon as possible, so that cancer patients before death can rise from hell to heaven as soon as possible, which is the most humane and dignified way to leave.
Some netizens said: Why can't the hospital confirm the degree of pain, and then confirm it by the patient himself, and the family agrees, and comprehensively use euthanasia, so as to go with more dignity.
Some netizens believe that the reason why they oppose euthanasia is actually to maximize the interests of the hospital.
Although most people agree to euthanasia when the patient is incurable, it backfires and the mainland does not allow euthanasia.
The reason why euthanasia cannot be legalized in mainland China is mainly related to these reasons:
1. Violating human ethics
In the mainland, there has always been a tradition of putting filial piety first, and under the guidance of this concept, if a family member is terminally ill, even if the family is bankrupt, he will do his best to treat it. If a terminally ill family member is euthanized, he will be condemned by the people around him, and he will be infamous for being unfilial, and the traditional concept of the mainland makes it impossible to legalize euthanasia in the mainland.
2. There is no social foundation on the mainland
At present, the mainland is still a developing country, and the medical security system is not perfect, especially in some rural areas, where there is basically no sound medical insurance. In these areas, euthanasia lacks a real social basis, and there is a big difference between the mainland and some countries where euthanasia is legalized.
3. There is no chance of regret in euthanasia
Once you choose euthanasia, there is no chance of regret. It only takes a few minutes for euthanasia to make a person die, but what if you regret it in these few minutes? There is no regret medicine to take, especially in some cases where there is no complete anesthesia, and you feel that you are dying gradually while your consciousness is still there, as long as you think about it, you will feel terrible! But once euthanasia is legalized, for some people who die impulsively, once they decide, there will be no chance of regret, and this will cause many social problems.
Some people support the above three reasons why euthanasia cannot be euthanized, but more people oppose it.
There is a saying that goes: "If you are not in your place, you don't know your suffering".
In many cases, patients choose to die for a reason, because the pain of the disease is unbearable. According to the Global Quality of Death Index report, the quality of death in the mainland is only ranked 71st, and the popularity of palliative care in the mainland is very slow.
This is one of the reasons why many people support euthanasia.
In addition, the treatment of major diseases requires a lot of financial, manpower, and energy, and many patients and families simply cannot afford it. Euthanasia or not, their ultimate choice is to "give up".
In fact, needless to say, many ordinary people with financial difficulties support euthanasia, and many wealthy celebrities will also choose euthanasia when treatment is ineffective.
Fu Daren, a famous host of Taiwan Sports Channel, suffered from pancreatic cancer in his later years, and in the process of cancer treatment, his health deteriorated. In the communication with his family, Fu Daren made it clear that he wanted to "euthanasia": "The pain is not on you. I'm in my eighties, and I've lived enough. ”
Until the end of his life, Fu Daren chose to fulfill his wish in Switzerland. Because Switzerland is the only country that accepts "euthanasia" by foreigners. And his family also went from initial opposition to agreeing with his decision and respecting his choice.
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In June 2018, Fu Daren, accompanied by his family, went to Switzerland to perform "euthanasia", drank the potion in 4 times, and stopped breathing in his son's arms.
Fu Daren's family later released a video of his "euthanasia" execution process, in which Fu Daren was closely surrounded by his family, and he was more relaxed compared to his family's grief.
“再见，Farewell so long.（再见）”傅达仁举起药杯，面对镜头，微笑着与世界告别。
Many people choose euthanasia because there is no pain.
Fu Daren believes: "Suicide is to burn charcoal, to hang yourself, and it is painful. Euthanasia is when you drink a glass and fall asleep peacefully, painlessly.
Every day in the hospital, there are seriously ill patients who want to be euthanized, but no doctor dares to agree.
Since 1994, representatives from the mainland have proposed the legalization of "euthanasia" every year, and at the first national symposium on "euthanasia" held in 1997, the majority of delegates supported it.
Since then, "euthanasia" has become a trend. However, as a result of a combination of complex factors, the mainland has not yet passed any proposal to legalize euthanasia.
Painless euthanasia can also avoid over-treatment, which can not only reduce the waste of medical resources, but also alleviate the pain of patients.
All in all, whether euthanasia can be euthanized is a very serious issue, and whether euthanasia can be euthanasia is a very heavy topic.
Finally, I hope that all people have diseases that can be cured and that there are medicines to cure!