> If I'm dying, I'll take the CPR. It's better than the alternative. No, it isn't... There are many outcomes of resuscitation that are not at all better than s

> If I'm dying, I'll take the CPR. It's better than the alternative. No, it isn't... There are many outcomes of resuscitation that are not at all better than simply passing peacefully where you were. A lot of resuscitations end up with someone in the hospital, in a coma, for a few days before finally dying (with an expensive medical bill for their estate). Even worse, folks can often end up with a severe brain injury, but survive for many years with a very poor quality of life. It is totally fine that you would prefer CPR to be performed at your current stage in life. That is the default state, and what will happen if you experience a sudden cardiac arrest. For many people, they would likely make a different decision, given all the information. This piece is intended to help give people some of that information so that they can then have a more informed conversation with their doctor about end of life care, DNRs, etc. I'm also curious why you're hung up on the "state sponsored" bit. NPR does receive a very small amount of federal funding (certainly much less than, e.g. Tesla or SpaceX have received), but that funding does not impart any editorial oversight (nor is there any mechanism for that oversight to take place). This particular post is clearly labelled as a "Perspective" (i.e. an opinion), written by an emergency physician. The notion of CPR in general (prolonging life at all costs) is a very "western" approach to medicine, so if promoting "the values of western governments" was the point of this post, it did a very poor job of it.