Tag: futile care
When Medical Science Becomes Heartless: The Case of Joshua Smith
This might be a good time to take stock of those you rely on for your medical care. How much do you know about your doctors?
Medical Authoritarianism Versus Baby Tinslee
If it were up to the doctors, Tinslee Lewis would have been in her grave before age one.
Parents — Not Bioethicists — Should Decide about Baby’s Life Support
Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless.
Before Texas Senate Committee, Smith Testifies on Medical Coercion Law, “Worst in the U.S.”
Thank you to Wesley J. Smith for fighting what’s often a very lonely fight against the increasingly dehumanizing tendency in contemporary medicine.
Why Families Should Decide When to “Pull Plugs”
When Frank saw signs of life, doctors would dismiss his observation as a “reflex.” How often I have heard that over 25 years of anti-euthanasia advocacy!