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“How dare you! You’re telling me to pull the plug on my dad? You don’t know anything! He’s a fighter; he’ll pull through!” responded the patient’s older son angrily, acting as the spokesperson for the family. Mr Johnson, now in tears and shouting, insisted, “No! I won’t do it! I won’t let you kill my dad! You can’t force me to make this decision!”
The rational trajectory dictated the cessation of life-sustaining measures to grant the patient a dignified passage. However, the response from the family diverged starkly from medical counsel. Despite our earnest efforts to elucidate the futility of perpetuating medical intervention, the family staunchly resisted. Their mistrust in the healthcare system was palpable, fuelled by an ingrained belief in its inherent untrustworthiness.
The exploitation and maltreatment endured by these populations at the hands of medical professionals have catalysed deep-seated skepticism and reluctance to engage with healthcare systems, impeding endeavours to rectify disparities in health outcomes and access to care.
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