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There’s still no “Texas Futile Care Act”
While Wesley Smith and I agree on 99.9999% of ethics issues, we disagree on the Texas Advance Directive law. One portion of that law, 166.046 covers cases where the doctor refuses to carry out the end of life decisions of a patient and/or his or her surrogate. Mr. Smith is predicting the “repeal” of what … Continue reading
>Miracles do happen
>Wesley Smith and the editors and pseudoeditors at blog.bioethics.net agree on something!
Miracles do happen
Wesley Smith and the editors and pseudoeditors at blog.bioethics.net agree on something!
>"Letting go" vs. protecting embryonic human life
>A reader asks, If it is reasonable to stop life-prolonging treatment for fully alert, self-aware (but dying) adults, why would it possibly not be reasonable to perform research on a ball of a hundred or so cells with virtually no physical organizaion or life processes beyond mere cellular metabolism, let alone consciousness, self-awareness, and personhood, … Continue reading
"Letting go" vs. protecting embryonic human life
A reader asks, If it is reasonable to stop life-prolonging treatment for fully alert, self-aware (but dying) adults, why would it possibly not be reasonable to perform research on a ball of a hundred or so cells with virtually no physical organizaion or life processes beyond mere cellular metabolism, let alone consciousness, self-awareness, and personhood, … Continue reading
(Jamaica) Teens opt for abortion over emergency pill
The other side of the Emergency Contraception (EC) story. In Jamaica, the protocol sold under the name of “Postinor 2” is available Over the Counter (OTC). There is concern that the OTC EC is being over used in this country with a high HIV/AIDs infection rate. And then, we find out that the girls in … Continue reading
Plan B doesn’t change much
If a medication doesn’t offer a significant improvement in health risks, why risk the complications of changing laws, much less side effects of medication? Plan B is supposed to decrease pregnancies due to unprotected intercourse. Easy access to Plan B is supposed to work better to decrease pregnancy. But, it doesn’t work that way. You … Continue reading
>"The View" goes down slippery slope on Plan B
>Not really, Barbara Walters goes straight to claiming that the pill blocks implantation. (Mistaken, in my view.) The video is available, here. Elizabeth is passionate and fairly clear about her reasoning to protect all human life, rather than just some who are “wanted.” However, the discussion slides on down to rape, incest and 12 year … Continue reading
"The View" goes down slippery slope on Plan B
Not really, Barbara Walters goes straight to claiming that the pill blocks implantation. (Mistaken, in my view.) The video is available, here. Elizabeth is passionate and fairly clear about her reasoning to protect all human life, rather than just some who are “wanted.” However, the discussion slides on down to rape, incest and 12 year … Continue reading
>John Leo, columnist, on the "slippery slope" of embryonic stem cell research
> “Just when you think the debate over embryonic stem cells can’t get any more degraded, an outfit called the Campaign to Defend the Constitution comes along and proves you wrong. The group took out two vitriolic full-page ads in The New York Times (at $200,000 a pop) lashing out at religious conservatives as extremists … Continue reading
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