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Med Associations Announce Position Statements on HPV Vaccine

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 8, 2007 ⋅ 1 Comment

Washington State is planning to offer the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine free to girls. New Hampshire has made the vaccine available on an “opt in” basis. Florida’s Legislators are considering following Texas Governor Rick Perry in making the vaccine mandatory, with an “opt out” option, similar to the way that Hepatitis B and other mandated … Continue reading →

Majority of Doctors Oppose Abortion

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 8, 2007 ⋅ Leave a comment

In that NEJM article that I blogged on earlier, there are numbers about the “Intrinsic religiosity” of physicians, based on the answers of the 1000 or so docs who answered the questionaire. The authors seem to have no feeling for the history of bioethics as an outcome of the Holocaust or Tuskegee. Instead, the fuss … Continue reading →

Majority of Doctors Oppose Abortion

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 8, 2007 ⋅ Leave a comment

In that NEJM article that I blogged on earlier, there are numbers about the “Intrinsic religiosity” of physicians, based on the answers of the 1000 or so docs who answered the questionaire. The authors seem to have no feeling for the history of bioethics as an outcome of the Holocaust or Tuskegee. Instead, the fuss … Continue reading →

Bad, Bad Doctors (Religious, with Consciences)

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ February 8, 2007 ⋅ 1 Comment

The NEJM has a free on line article evaluating the results of a survey of doctors, “Religion, Conscience and Controversial Clinical Practices,” which is a perfect example that far too much of the effort of “medical ethics” or “bioethics,” goes into deciding who can be killed. “In recent years, several states have passed laws that … Continue reading →