Do not get sick in Texas! You have no right to live, no due process, no appeal, if the hospital death panel decides your quality of life is not worth sustaining.
The Texas statute, section 166.046, has come to light because Chris Dunn, a conscience, communicative patient will have his breathing machine turned off, nutrients cut off and will be administered a dose of morphine and one other drug that will take just three to five minutes to kill him, if his lawyers cannot get the courts to stay this death sentence.
Christopher David Dunn, a former peace officer, as well as a Homeland Security officer, is 46 and on life sustaining machines at Houston Methodist Hospital. He is fully conscience and can communicate by making hand gestures, much like sign language, and nodding his head. When he became sick he had no health insurance. A noncancerous mass was found by his small intestine and pancreas, which is affecting his liver and kidneys. For eight weeks he has been in the hospital.
Follow his story on the next page, as he literally fights for his life, because apparently, without insurance he does not deserve to be helped, it is cheaper to kill him according to Houston Methodist Hospital.
Wow, he’s cognitive, but based on the hospitals opinion, his life sustaining treatments are being discontinued… Who was it that said something about death panels and nobama care?
it’s not even like he is in a coma. He may have some reason, including his religion, for wanting to hang on. And like was pointed out, they treat prisoners with chemo even if they are on death row. If they die, they are resuscitated, even though they are schedule for execution in a week… WTH?
no this is obama care at work if you read it you will find a death bpanel in place if over age 70 and need a major operation to live they are not to do it, afca at work, people it was there all the time you never took time to read it you though you getting insurance and ran with it
Ameen some ameen
Ever hear of eugenics, it’s is straight from the Third Reich. Democrats $#%&!@*socialist
ovomit care has fixed this issue, right ? They said it was fixed didn’t the democrats promise this ?Surely they didn’t lie. OK they lied again.
Kathy and Clarissa. As I said. My son just died an agonizing death from cancer. We tried everything. Using our own money. Terminal people don’t want to die. Most are not as wealthy as Jimmy Carter. They cannot, and never will be availed.. the same opportunities of even trying the same treatments as you stated Cater has. Including this drugs as you state from Israel…for instance. It’s sad, but the facts are the facts…the rich can afford to try any treatments that most cannot afford. Jimmy Carter is also taking liquid Mar., Clarissa, if I hadn’t gone through this with my own son…I can understand your feeling that you were offended how Jeannette stated the facts. But as sad as it is…those are the facts. I’ve lived it..believe me. It’s not easy watching your loved one die in such pain.
what about feeding Old Fool Jimmy Carter life saving drugs now he’s supposedly cancer free and the old elitist fool is 91 frickin years old. Disgusting
Tammy. Thank you for your condolences. My son didn’t want to die. He was only 42 years old. He fought so hard to stay for his children. But there came the time when, he chose it was time to stop treatment. Even the experimental he was on. He fortunately had extremely good insurance. I agree with you, the current healthcare system we now have in place, by the government is inadequate. I hope it changes. None of us want to say goodbye to the ones we love. All I know, is that nothing could be done to save his life, or make it easier on him. It’s hard to love one so much..you want them to stay…but at the same time want them to go…because of they are in such extreme pain..even though on such high doses of pain killers. I wouldn’t wish watching anyone’s loved one go through what my son endured.
This is what we’re in for, huh? God bless his soul.