Our unrealistic views of death, through a doctor’s eyes - The Washington Post

Our unrealistic views of death, through a doctor’s eyes - The Washington Post: "The family may ask me to use my physician superpowers to push the patient’s tired body further down the road, with little thought as to whether the additional suffering to get there will be worth it. For many Americans, modern medical advances have made death seem more like an option than an obligation. We want our loved ones to live as long as possible, but our culture has come to view death as a medical failure rather than life’s natural conclusion."



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