Tag: bioethics
American College of Physicians Opposes Assisted Suicide
Assisted suicide advocates are on a campaign to convince medical associations to adopt a position of “studied neutrality” (whatever that means).
Michael Egnor: How Assisted Suicide Corrupts Medicine and Medical Doctors
“A doctor killing a patient is analogous to a pilot deliberately crashing a plane.”
Evolutionist’s Euthanasia Support Evokes Monstrous Historical Memories
Dr. Egnor, in contrast to Dr. Coyne, has worked with, operated on, and helped many children with the conditions that Coyne thinks should justify killing them.
Evolutionary Biologist Now Wants Doctors to Kill Suicidal Depressed People
This is not a slippery slope. This is an ice cliff.
Genetic Engineering with “Strict Guidelines”? Ha!
Here’s the problem: Strict guidelines rarely are strict and they almost never offer permanent protection.
Why Does This Evolutionary Biologist Want to Euthanize Handicapped Babies?
Jerry Coyne argues, astonishingly, that the vulnerability of handicapped children justifies killing them.
Charlie Gard Has Died
There will be much more to say about the utilitarian drift of medicine and the increasing loss of patient autonomy.
Human Genetic Engineering Begins
It may start with curing disease. But it won’t stay there. Many are drooling to engage in eugenic genetic enhancements.
Is Recovery from Brain Death Possible?
This case is a matter of tremendous importance.
Charlie Gard Has Happened Here Too
Some have commented on the case as if that is a product of the U.K.’s socialized medical system.