Tag: disabilities
A Culture-of-Death Tipping Point
A legal battle raged for several years during which the country agonized and argued about the right and moral course.
Dear Transhumanists: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
A life of meaning is what we truly need, and perhaps what we most deeply desire.
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.
Pseudogenes Are Going the Way of Darwin’s “Rudimentary Organs”
Long described as useless leftovers of evolution, pseudogenes are rising from the junk pile as functional entities.
Eliminating the Sufferer: In Canada, Hospital Waiting Room Promotes Euthanasia
Euthanasia corrupts everything it touches. That includes the healthcare system and a society’s perception of the value of people with serious disabilities and illnesses.