Ethical quagmire

According to CNN, doctors and nurses at New Orleans' Memorial Hospital (known locally as Southern Baptist Hospital) discussed euthanizing patients during the few days after the facility was flooded in and the power went off. They may have even whacked some of the patients. I really don't know what to think; I suppose my opinion will depend largely on the circumstances of each patient. I don't think euthanasia would be appropriate when an individual of sound mind doesn't want to die, and I wouldn't want to have a staff treating me making such decisions under the duress the staff faced at Southern Baptist.