Tag: utilitarianism
Intelligent Design and Its Anthropology
Darwinian evolution and intelligent design are competing theories of biological origins, but they are more than that.
A “Healthspan” Duty to Die for the Elderly?
University of Illinois professor S. Jay Olshansky argues that it is time to shift medicine’s focus — starting at age 65 — away from “life extension.”
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.
Courts Decide It’s Time for Alfie Evans to Die
We are witnessing a steady and growing imposition of technocracy in medicine, where “experts” define the parameters of care.
Charlie Gard Has Died
There will be much more to say about the utilitarian drift of medicine and the increasing loss of patient autonomy.