Tag: patient
“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.
Dr. Egnor on Free Will and the “Alien Hand”
A reader asked whether this disproves the unity and freedom of the will. It appears that the patient wills two things simultaneously: getting dressed and getting undressed.
How Euthanasia Hurts Palliative Care
One doctor infamously said he didn’t need palliative care when he had euthanasia.
Neuroscientist Michael Egnor, the Philosophical Physician, on Science and the Soul
Try to read his essay through to the end without getting chills.
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.