Category: Culture & Ethics
Netherlands Euthanasia Guru Bemoans His Handiwork
Boudewijn Chabot is the Netherlander psychiatrist who assisted the suicide of a deeply depressed woman who wished to die after the demise of her two children.
Intelligent Design in…Marriage, U.S. History, and More: Michael Medved, Diane Medved, Jay Nordlinger in Seattle, June 21
Very often there is an uncanny sense of “design” to successful marriages. The natural way of things isn’t enough to explain them.
Euthanasia Abandons Despairing People to Their Worst Fears
Studies from Oregon and Canada show that the request to die is overwhelmingly caused by such anguish.
Unmasking the Culture of Death
Observe the now familiar evolution — guided by the media and “bioethicists” — of public sentiment, from outrage to apathy.
NY Court Rules Chimps Not Entitled to Rights
This case should have been laughed out of court.
Smart People Are Less Able to Detect Their Own Bias — Evolutionary Psychologist
Richard Dawkins, with no sense of irony, called them “brights.”
Young Doctors Are Rejecting Hippocratic Oath
Here’s the thing: The Oath is for the protection of patients, not the self-regard of doctors.
Now It’s “Rights” for U.S. Rivers
Imagine if the Colorado had the “right” not to be impeded by Hoover Dam.
Euthanasia Is Not About Ending Uncontrollable Pain
Rather, existential anguish drives people to seek doctor-administered or prescribed termination.
On Medical Conscience and Assisted Suicide, Good News from Vermont and Maine
Alliance Defending Freedom has successfully obtained a consent decree that protects doctors in Vermont.