Tag: medicine
Neuroscientist Michael Egnor, the Philosophical Physician, on Science and the Soul
Try to read his essay through to the end without getting chills.
A Win for Medical Conscience
Powerful forces want to compel doctors to violate their consciences in their professional lives.
Bioethicists to the People: “Obey Us!”
Udo Schuklenk is furious at the public backlash against the forced removal of life support from Alfie Evans in the U.K.
Ireland Goes Back to Its Roots
It is a matter of fact — a straightforward scientific fact known since the basics of human reproduction were first understood — that human life begins at fertilization of the egg by the sperm.
The Downsides of “Right to Try”
A lot of people are cheering the law enacted recently, which permits terminally ill people access to experimental drugs not yet approved by the FDA.