Apparently most people dying of covid are dying alone... Their family not being allowed to visit... The argument is that they will catch covid...
Is this fair?
Is this right?
Put yourself in that situation... Your loved one is on a death bed and you have a choice to go and see them with the risk of catching covid... Would you?
I most definitely would... Even if it was a really bad virus that would most likely kill me, I would still go and be with them...
Now flip the script... I'm the one dying in hospital from a real bad virus... Do I want my loved ones risking death to visit me... No, I wouldn't but my heart would absolutely melt if they did...
So back to my original question... Is it right for them to not allow family to visit their loved ones... I say no... Not only that but I say it's unethical to do so...
You might say "well you can still see them behing glass or on a video call" but I don't believe it helps much at all. In fact it's demoralising to the point where it will be detrimental to your health and make you sicker...
The worse thing about being in jail is not being able to be with your family. Ask any former inmate and he'll agree. Actually don't ask cos it will only bring back bad memories... It's painful beyond words. It's torture multiplied... I pray for the people who are incarcerated
What if the hospital said you can't visit... Should you be able to pull out your loved one and take them home?
I say yes... The hospital shouldn't be able to stop a patient leaving. Especially to be with loved ones... Especially if their dying
I see these as being very important ethical questions that aren't being discussed. Please open up your heart, put yourselves in such situations, and let us know what you think and feel... Thanks
Is this fair?
Is this right?
Put yourself in that situation... Your loved one is on a death bed and you have a choice to go and see them with the risk of catching covid... Would you?
I most definitely would... Even if it was a really bad virus that would most likely kill me, I would still go and be with them...
Now flip the script... I'm the one dying in hospital from a real bad virus... Do I want my loved ones risking death to visit me... No, I wouldn't but my heart would absolutely melt if they did...
So back to my original question... Is it right for them to not allow family to visit their loved ones... I say no... Not only that but I say it's unethical to do so...
You might say "well you can still see them behing glass or on a video call" but I don't believe it helps much at all. In fact it's demoralising to the point where it will be detrimental to your health and make you sicker...
The worse thing about being in jail is not being able to be with your family. Ask any former inmate and he'll agree. Actually don't ask cos it will only bring back bad memories... It's painful beyond words. It's torture multiplied... I pray for the people who are incarcerated
What if the hospital said you can't visit... Should you be able to pull out your loved one and take them home?
I say yes... The hospital shouldn't be able to stop a patient leaving. Especially to be with loved ones... Especially if their dying
I see these as being very important ethical questions that aren't being discussed. Please open up your heart, put yourselves in such situations, and let us know what you think and feel... Thanks
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