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Bioethics lessons in life (and they hurt)
I mentioned last week that my Mama was ill. My family and I were dealing with very real, very painful real-life bioethics questions. Mama passed away Monday night, while in or on the way back from Magnetic Resonance Arteriography. I was with her, and I’m not sure whether she stopped breathing in the MRA and … Continue reading
More on the Texas Advance Directive Act (NOT “Futile”)
Jerri Lynn Ward and I have been discussing the Act, here. I found out that Dr. Findley has done some good deeds, too. Here’s a story about a patient he helped. Middleton said she wasn’t thinking of an aneurysm when she scheduled her September physical. She just wanted to get checked out before switching jobs … Continue reading
It's Official: Adult Stem Cells to Embryonic (ethical)
The good news is that scientists are closer to being able to produce true patient-specific stem cells from non-embryonic adult somatic cells. But, we still need to stress that the research is still in its early stages. Let’s wait (but don’t hold your breath) to see whether the media plays this one up as much … Continue reading
>It’s Official: Adult Stem Cells to Embryonic (ethical)
>The good news is that scientists are closer to being able to produce true patient-specific stem cells from non-embryonic adult somatic cells. But, we still need to stress that the research is still in its early stages. Let’s wait (but don’t hold your breath) to see whether the media plays this one up as much … Continue reading
Breast Milk: a source of stem cells
Here’s a link to a (free) commentary (in pdf) on stem cells that are passed back and forth between mothers and their children. From the Journal of Human Lactation, by James A McGregor, MD, CM and Lisa J. Rogo, Research shows that breastfeeding provides multiple lifelong biologic advantages to children, including increased survival and improved … Continue reading
>Breast Milk: a source of stem cells
>Here’s a link to a (free) commentary (in pdf) on stem cells that are passed back and forth between mothers and their children. From the Journal of Human Lactation, by James A McGregor, MD, CM and Lisa J. Rogo, Research shows that breastfeeding provides multiple lifelong biologic advantages to children, including increased survival and improved … Continue reading
Texas Leads (Ethical) Stem Cell Collection
The State of Texas is pioneering a cord blood bank, supported in large part by money from taxpayers. Just as we bank our blood and are very unlikely to need it, new mothers and fathers can bank their new infant’s cord blood. He, too, is very unlikely to need a transfusion or treatment. But, some … Continue reading
>Texas Leads (Ethical) Stem Cell Collection
>The State of Texas is pioneering a cord blood bank, supported in large part by money from taxpayers. Just as we bank our blood and are very unlikely to need it, new mothers and fathers can bank their new infant’s cord blood. He, too, is very unlikely to need a transfusion or treatment. But, some … Continue reading
Texas Advance Directive Act Hearing
I had to work yesterday and couldn’t attend the hearing before the Human Services Committee of the Texas State House of Representatives, in Austin. I wasn’t even able to watch on the internet until about 5:30 PM. But, I still saw some of the most interesting testimony, and am very impressed that the meeting continued … Continue reading
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
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