Most of the stories in the press are of the sacrifice and compassion of doctors, nurses, and other staff members in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. This is what I would expect and what I believe happened. The stories apparently describing euthanasia are hopefully in fact distortions of those describing comfort care and the relief of pain and distress without an actual intent to kill.
From the LA Times (free subscription required):
Lalla recalled how a dietary specialist ripped his shirt into rags, dipped them in water and stroked the head of one patient as he lay dying. Others gave patients food.
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