Tag: suffering
“Thank You for Waiting. The Doctor Will Kill You Now…”
Canada has some of the most permissive euthanasia laws in the world and allows people with disabilities to be killed on request.
Bioethicists Okay Human Extinction to Eliminate Suffering
A few months ago, Oxford professor Roger Crisp opined that we might not want to stop a huge asteroid from hitting the Earth.
Dawkins: “Wise and Sensible” to Abort Babies with Down Syndrome
I have rarely seen a more vivid illustration of the lethal consequences of utilitarian thinking.
Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part
When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain.
To Ask “Where Is God in This Pandemic?” Is to Acknowledge that God Exists
The problem of theodicy is real, of course. We don’t always know or understand God’s ways.