The Scharas say that St. Elizabeth’s Hospital caused their daughter’s death by heavily sedating her and refusing to resuscitate her when she went into respiratory failure.
Learning disability charity Mencap received complaints in January from disabled people who had been told they would not be resuscitated in the event of becoming ill with COVID-19.
A DNR is an 'allow to die' order in the event of a cardiac arrest. It should only be signed when one understands the specific circumstance under which it would be applied.