re: Legal battle over right-to-life of Lafayette man in vegetative state

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A suicide attempt should always equal a DNR. It’s the purpose of the initial act (suicide), and anyone resuscitating is going against their wishes

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not true, way too absolute of a claim. many suicide attempts are more like cries for attention rather than true intent to die. they could even be accidental, it would be difficult to know if it was even an attempt at suicide, or an attempt to avoid custody or something else in certain situations.
many are depressed/psychotic/intoxicated or otherwise in a condition where we would determine they did not have the capacity to make decisions.
I would agree if they had filed DNR/DNI paperwork, had copies of it with them and had DNR/DNI tattooed on them.

pretty much even arriving at the emergency room or hospital in a critical or severe condition is implied consent for treatment unless a proxy/documents are present to dictate otherwise.