Tag: dying
Doctor’s Diary: On Designed Obsolescence
Dying actually begins at conception. From the moment of conception the directions for a person’s demise are passed on to every cell.
Doctor’s Diary: The Ultimate Engineer
The 4-4-4 rule says that we would perish without oxygen for four minutes, water for four days, or food for four weeks.
“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.
Bruni “Gets It” on Disability Bias — Except for Assisted Suicide
When New York Times columnist Frank Bruni isn’t driving me nuts, it’s usually because he’s on vacation from his (very well written) column.
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).