It's was not an argument - I disagreed and chose not to point out how your statement which you clearly said
When as I have suggested to my family (
wife and son) that if I am dead ...
Don't you
DARE put me on life support!
as I see it ... YOUR RIGHT ends if your father's wishes were contrary to your ideas.
As I look at it ... if you want to be on life support ...
- That is your personal choice
- your choice should not be reflected in the cost of regular health insurance which makes the cost so high that the poorer people can NOT afford health coverage (ICU on Life Support can cost as much as 1/3 of a million dollars for less than a month ... and people can't afford to insure their spouse and children - wonder why!)
... a few months ago my aunt was in ICU on life support and in that
one hospital they had about 7 people on life support.
Now ask yourself this ...
- how many hospitals are there in the USA?
- how many people in EACH HOSPITAL are on life support?
- how many health insurance companies are there? (a lot less than the number of hospitals in just this country)
- How many health insurance policies are absorbing the cost of life support?
- How many MORE poorer people COULD AFFORD coverage if the cost of life support was not included in basic health care?