Tag: patients
Medicine’s “Sacred Space” — Grossly Violated
When my dad was dying, I saw both sides of the healthcare world, one that fought to save a life and the other that was coldly indifferent, even eager to end it.
A Quarter of Comatose Patients May Be Aware But Unable to Communicate
“Covertly” means that the patients were not able to respond directly but brain activity showed that they understood what was asked of them.
MDs Support Expanding Assisted Suicide Beyond the Terminally Ill
The myth that legal assisted suicide is about terminal illness is becoming harder to swallow. Evidence can be found in a recent survey.
Euthanasia for Autism, Intellectual Disabilities in the Netherlands
“Helping people with autism and intellectual disabilities to die is essentially eugenics.”
How “Medical Aid in Dying” Became the Euphemism of Choice for Assisted Suicide
When radical policies are proposed, the first step is to change the lexicon to make it seem less extreme, even mundane.