Depravity and Deceit

Society has long accepted a patient's right to die but in so doing, embarked down the slippery slope to making earlier than necessary death a resource-conserving and cost-saving obligation on those who could survive and perhaps even return to functional status had their care only been maintained. In my Father's case, his doctors hid their malign intentions from us. Denying life prolonging measures is obvious dereliction- if we starved Dad and denied him water at home, we would rightly have been charged with neglect- but somehow, Vanderbilt medical staff may withhold hydration and nutrition, meaning and succeeding at speeding death with absolute impunity. Heed this warning now, before someone you love is claimed by "medical futility policy" later.