(Photo of Univ. of Washington Med. Ctr.)Universities these days are supposed to be places of enlightenment and knowledge, not dungeons of medieval theology.
Some people at the University of Washington haven't gotten the word. A University Medical Center committee authorized the death of Timothy Garon, 56, who suffered from Hepatitis C. Garon, with the approval of his doctor, Brad Roter, had smoked marijuana "to alleviate nausea and abdominal pain and to stimulate his appetite."
That made Garon ineligible in the eyes of the Medical Committee and they denied him a spot on the liver transplant list, even though his use of marijuana was authorized under Washington state law. He died a week later!
Never underestimate the stupidity of medically-educated people!
Consider this: Garon's doctor authorized the pot. The state of Washington authorizes the medical use of pot.
The University of Washington Medical Center routinely uses drugs much more potent and much more addictive than pot for exactly the same reasons that Garon used marijuana - to alleviate pain and other symptoms!
What a bunch of godforsaken hypocrites! How can anyone affiliated with the medical profession deny a dying patient a life-saving transplant because he smoked marijuana with a doctor's blessing?
Fire the whole damn committee!
1 comment:
One would think there would be a law suit by his family. Someone made a decision that killed him because he followed a lawful regimen as prescribed by his doctors.
I wonder if the authorities that accredit such institutions have investigated this incident. What would Jesus think or say?
I ain’t Jesus and I think it is dreadful.
Bob Poris
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