这绝不只是一根看起来仅有小拇指粗、一米长的管子。它在一个人生命的最后时刻，有与“老天”讨价还价的能力。

This is not just a single look only little thumb coarse/One meter long pipe.It in one last time,and"god"Bargaining ability.

　　它穿过老许的鼻子，插进肺，每隔一会儿，就能吸出满满一管痰。当痰被吸出时，老许就能从昏迷中苏醒过来。起初，他能醒两三个小时，后来只能醒几分钟。

It breaks through the old xu's nose,Inserted into the lungs,Every short while,Can suck out a full pipe sputum.When sputum was drawn out,Old xu can from the coma.At first,He can wake up two or three hours,Then wake up only a few minutes.

　　几个月过去，这根管子眼看就要输了。因为，“吸的速度不如产生得快”。疼痛难忍的老许用尽全力，写下几个歪歪斜斜的字：“痰在肚子里！”

In the past few months,This pipe see will lose.because,"The speed of the suction as produce fast".Ached all out to the old xu,Write down a few words meanwhile:"Phlegm in the belly!"

　　这是他留下的最后的笔迹。

This is he left last handwriting.

　　就在老许靠管子“活着”的时候，在遥远的美国，另一根管子插在佛罗里达州一家养护院里一个名叫特丽的女人身上。这一年是2003年。植物人特丽依靠喂食管，已经存活了13年。

In old xu by pipe"alive"when,In the distant the United States,The other a tube inserted in Florida a maintenance in the name of the one was especially beautiful woman.The year is 2003 years.Vegetable, li rely on feeding tube,Have survived 13 years.

　　关于要不要拔掉特丽的管子的争论，几乎震动了整个美国。

About want to unplug, li's pipe of debate,Almost shook the throughout the United States.

　　起初，当地法院批准了特丽的丈夫提出的申请，她的喂食管首次被拔去。仅仅两天后，另一法院作出相反判决，喂食管再次插上。后来佛州最高法院判定，要求拔掉管子。可法案通过仅一小时后，州长立即命令给特丽重新插入喂食管。

At first,The local court approved the special li husband application,Her feeding tube were first drawn to.Only two days after,Another court judgment is given to the contrary,Feeding tube in again.Then the Florida Supreme Court decision,Request pulled out pipe.Can bill through the only after an hour,The governor's immediate command to li reinsert feeding tube.

　　整个美国为特丽心碎。无数人抗议示威，举着标语牌：“给特丽食物”、“别让特丽饿死”。甚至布什总统也介入“抢特丽”事件中来。

Throughout the United States for special beautiful heart.Millions of people to the protests,Carrying placards:"Give special beautiful food"/"Don't let's li starve to death".Even President bush also intervention"Rob's li"Event to.

　　不过最后，医生们按照法律的判决，镇定地拔掉了特丽赖以维生的喂食管。警察甚至逮捕了不下50个想强行对特丽进行喂食的人。喂食管被拔掉13天后，2005年3月31日，特丽真的被“饿死”了。

But in the end,The doctors according to legal ruling,Remove the calmly, li live on feeding tube.Even the police arrested more than 50 a trying to force the special li to feed people.Feeding tube be pulled out 13 days later,March 31, 2005,, li was really"Starve to death"the.

　　这场关于生命伦理的争议至今都被称作经典案例。

The dispute about life ethics so far is known as a classical case.

　　如今，越来越多的老许、特丽躺在中国和其他国家各个城市的重症监护室(ICU)。医生发现：死亡已经绑定医疗技术，从某种意义上讲，今天的死亡就是关机时间，或是停电时间——死亡被医疗技术“藏”起来了。

now,More and more old xu/Special beautiful lie in China and other countries in the cities medicine(ICU).Doctors found:Death has binding medical technology,In a sense,Today's death is off time,Or power failure time, death is the medical technology"hidden"up.

　　哈姆雷特的老命题，“活着还是死去，这是一个问题”，如今却成了全球性的新命题。

Hamlet old proposition,"Live or die,This is a question",Now has become a global new proposition.

　　

把死亡的权利还给本人 The death right back to himself

　　当罗点点和她的好朋友几年前成立“临终不插管”俱乐部时，完全没想到它会变成一个重大的、严肃的、要一辈子干到底的“事业”。“俱乐部”听来就不算个正经事。

When ROM. Little and her good friend was a few years ago"Last not intubation"club,Don't think it will become a major/serious/Life will be the go the whole hog"career"."club"Sounds are not a serious matter.

　　罗点点是开国大将罗瑞卿的女儿，曾经从医多年。起初，她与几个医生朋友聚在一起吃吃喝喝，谈起人生最后的路，一致认为，“死得要漂亮点儿，不那么难堪”，不希望在ICU病房，身边没有一个亲人、“赤条条的，插满管子”，像台吞币机器一样，每天吞下几千元，“工业化”地死去。

ROM. Little is the founding general LuoRuiQing daughter,Once many years working.At first,She and several doctor friend eat and drink together,Talk about the life of the road,Agree that,"Die to beautiful some,Not so embarrassed",Don't want in the ICU,I don't have a family/"Of naked,Plug full pipe",Like table swallow money machine,Swallow every day thousands of yuan,"industrialization"To die.

　　最后，十几个爱说笑的人在一间简陋的老人公寓，嘻嘻哈哈地宣告俱乐部成立了。

finally,Ten several love laughing in a modest apartment old man,The xi hip-hop admire to declare the club set up.

　　直到有一天，罗点点无意在网上看到一份名为“五个愿望”的英文文件。这是一份美国有400万人正在使用的叫做“生前预嘱”的法律文件。它允许人们在健康清醒的时刻，通过简单易懂的问答方式，自主决定自己临终时的所有事务，诸如要不要心脏复苏、插气管等等。

Until one day,ROM. Little accidentally in the Internet to see a name"Five desire"English documents.This is a in the United States, there are 4 million people are using called"Was preliminary told"Legal documents.It allows people in health lucid moments,Through the simple simple question and answer way,Independent to determine their own dying all affairs,Such as to don't CPR/Plug tracheal etc.

　　也就是说，如果特丽在清醒时，就签署了这样一份文件，就不会有事后那场搅动整个美国的轩然大波了。

That is,If special li in awake,They were signing this document,There can be no afterwards the agitation of the entire U.S. the a storm in a teacup.

　　罗点点开始意识到：把死亡的权利还给本人，是一件非常重大的事！

ROM. Little began to realize that:The death right back to himself,Is a very important thing!

　　而她自己就遭遇过“替别人决定生死的事”。

And she had encountered"For the other people decide to the life and death".

　　当时，罗点点的婆婆因为糖尿病住院，翻身的时候突然被一口痰堵住，心跳呼吸骤停，医生第一时间用上了呼吸机，虽然心脏还在跳动，可是没有自主呼吸，而且完全丧失了神志。还要不要使用生命支持系统维持老人的生命，让老人在这种生命毫无质量的状态下“活下去”，成了困扰整个大家庭的难题。

At that time,ROM. Little mother-in-law for diabetes in hospital,His day was suddenly one mouthful phlegm blocked,Cardiopulmonary arrest,The doctor the first time to use the breathing machine,Although the heart was still beating,But no spontaneous breathing,And completely lost consciousness.Also do not use life support system to maintain the old man's life,Let the old man in this life there is no quality condition"live",The whole family with a problem.

　　最后罗点点和家人一起作出了停用呼吸机的决定。后来，在整理老人遗物的时候，家人发现了老人夹在日记本里的一张字条，上面写着她对在自己生命尽头时不进行过度抢救的要求。

Finally ROM. Little with my family moved to the breathing machine decision.later,In the finishing old man when relics,The family found the old man stuck in the diary of a note,The top write her own life in the end not to excessive rescue requirements.

　　但当时身为医生的罗点点仍然感到后怕。如果没有这张纸条，或者纸条写着另外的意思，那怎么办？有什么办法能让这件事不像猜谜语，不再让逝者生者两不安？这时候又传来巴金去世的消息。

But at that time as the doctor's ROM. Little still feel fear.If there is no this note,Write a note or another meaning,what?What method can let it not like guessing riddles,No longer let the living two uneasiness?This time again came the news of the death ba jin.

　　巴金最后的6年时光，都是在医院度过的，先是切开气管，后来只能靠喂食管和呼吸机维持生命。周围的人对他说，每一个爱他的人都希望他活，巴金不得不强打精神表示再痛苦也要配合治疗。但巨大的痛苦使巴金多次提到安乐死，还不止一次地说：“我是为你们而活。”“长寿是对我的折磨。”

Ba jin the last six years,Is in the hospital through,First the trachea incision,Later, can only rely on feeding tube and breathing machine maintain life.The people around said to him,Every love his wish him live,Ba jin had to thwack spirit said to pain also want to match with treatment.But great pain make ba jin euthanasia mentioned it many times,Also more than once said:"I am live for you.""A long life is a tortured to me."

　　2006年，罗点点和她的朋友成立了“选择与尊严网站”，提倡“尊严死”，希望人们在意识清醒时在网上签署“生前预嘱”。如今，网站累计有87万人次的流量。

In 2006,,ROM. Little and her friends set up"Selection and dignity website",advocate"Dignity death",Hope that people in consciousness awake in the online sign"Was preliminary told".now,Website accumulative total has 870000 people of flow.

　　她们设计的LOGO是一棵美丽的七彩树，树下一片红叶正在随风飘落。画面温馨得让人丝毫感觉不到与“死亡”相关。

They design of the LOGO is a beautiful colorful tree,Under the tree a piece of red are floated down on the wind.Screen warm lets the person feel a bit less than and"death"related.

　　罗点点说，她要用余生在全国种这棵“七彩树”，传播“生前预嘱”理念。她希望在咖啡厅、书店、银行、医院等公共场合，都能摆放关于“生前预嘱”的宣传册。

ROM. Little said,She wants to spend the rest of our lives in the national kind of this tree"Colorful tree",spread"Was preliminary told"concept.She hopes in the coffee shop/bookstore/The bank/Hospitals and other public places,Can all put on"Was preliminary told"brochure.