Tag: advance directive
Dutch Supreme Court Approves Euthanasia for Dementia
The Reuters story leaves out some details. The doctor had drugged the woman before starting to euthanize her, and instructed the family to hold the struggling patient down.
Medical Conscience for Me, but Not for Thee
The more elective the desired intervention, the greater should be the right of medical conscience.
In Canada, Medical Doctors Kill Thousands in 2018
If 1.12 percent of our deaths in the U.S. were doctor-homicides, it would amount to nearly 30,000.
“Starve Me” Advance Directive Would Be Immoral
Many of these provisions are, to say the least, subject to interpretation. And people with dementia may refuse food one meal, and accept the next.
Should EMTs Save a Human or a Dog First?
Bioethicists never cease to entertain — if some of the dangerous views pushed by this mainstream movement can be considered “entertaining.”