tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post3982670051389589987..comments2023-10-15T09:36:12.013+01:00Comments on Countercultural Father: The Liverpool Care PathwayBen Trovatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-47384022282617546992012-10-26T18:52:09.497+01:002012-10-26T18:52:09.497+01:00I wonder whether it is more a case of the LCP bein...I wonder whether it is more a case of the LCP being a lightning conductor for a dimished lack of respect for life that exists already.<br /><br />I also wonder whether it's ethos of managing the last days of life for the benefit of relatives is the real weakness that allows the lack of respect for life to flourish.<br /><br />Both tentative suggestions.Part-time Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183889477468203531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-66836868302417696712012-10-26T18:43:22.299+01:002012-10-26T18:43:22.299+01:00Like you, I know two of these signatories, and I k...Like you, I know two of these signatories, and I know other medical professionals who have publicly expressed concerns. At the very least, it looks to me as if the rolling out of LCP (as opposed to its use in the limited conditions for which it was devised) has led to a coarsening of respect for life at all its stages, as well as an erosion of the sense that an additional few days or weeks at the end of life are worth having.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192895864916873594noreply@blogger.com