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How Did Miss Quinlan Saved My Life
When the body is under the influence of a depressant all bodily functions become slower. Miss Quinlan was under the influence of not only one depressant drug but two, alcohol and tranquilizers. Taking these depressants together slowed her bodily functions enough to cease them. I believe that the appropriate measures were taken to save her life. There was no such thing as Naloxone around in 1975 to reverse the effects of the drugs she had taken earlier in the day.
If I had a family member in a similar situation, I would have made the decision to discontinue all life sustaining measures the moment that I knew that there was no brain activity and no chance of recovery. I believe that it is cruel to keep a person alive when there is no hope of
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