Palliative sedation, an end-of-life practice that is legal everywhere

Re:Palliative sedation, an end-of-life practice that is lega... by tinco on Sunday July 08, 2018 @12:13PM (#17484481)

That's different from what I've heard from friends, they had to wait for their parent's hearts to stop. One sat with his father until three in the morning before it finally happened. I've not heard it's taken as many as five days though.

This was in the Netherlands by the way, before euthanasia was legalized.

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Re:Palliative sedation, an end-of-life practice that is lega... by kqr on Sunday July 08, 2018 @12:15PM (#17484496)

My experience mirrors yours. I've had relatives receive doses in the scale of things stop working within 24 hours. But at that point, they didn't have very long left anyway, so maybe it's different practises, and maybe it's about how healthy the body is when the process is initiated.

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Re:Palliative sedation, an end-of-life practice that is lega... by stef25 on Sunday July 08, 2018 @12:40PM (#17484668)

Same here, in Belgium where euthanasia is legal. I have no idea why they made it last the 5 days that it took.

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