#5 RELIGION/belief/non-belief

Rabin, Roni. Religious belief influences end-of-life treatment choices. March 17 2009. March 17 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/health/18faith.html?_r=1

i read an article from NY times. about religion.. this one is called "Religious belief influences end-of-life treatment choices" basically this article is saying that less religious people are more dependent on the doctors to keep them alive rather than god. (obvioulsy) and that the non-religious patients want the doctors to do everything possible to keep them alive. also studies show that religious people are less likely to sign something about their will, because they say live is sacred and that its their "duty and obligation to stay alive as long as possible."
I have a different opinion about things they talk about in this article. i think that no matter your religion or if your even religious or not, that you should have done what ever you need to so that you can stay alive as long as possible. unless you will be suffering the rest of your life. unless you choose to. also i think that no matter what the doctors should just do their job in helping the patients. because this article also says that it is more likely for a religious person to be put on a mechanical ventilator to maintain breathing during the last week of life, and i think that even if you arent that religious this should still be done for every patient that needs it.