We have a lot of problems, but I was mildly surprised that health care only scored in at 60 percentile as a matter of high concern to the American people in a Pew Poll, with Medicare at 59%—a sharp decline from previous samples. And this was a surprise: Health insurance was at 52%. From the . . . . Continue Reading »
Readers of SHS have heard of the tragic case in Italy of Eluana Englaro, diagnosed for 17 years to be in a persistent vegetative state. Her father won the right in Italian court to remove her feeding tube, but has been unable, so far, to find a medical facility willing to dehydrate Eluana to death. . . . . Continue Reading »
SHS’s good friend, attorney Jerri Ward, is gearing up to fight a case in Texas that is eerily reminiscent of the Haleigh Poutre case. An attorney ad litem for a terribly abused baby named David Coronado Jr., wanted to stop all treatment because the baby is expected to remain profoundly . . . . Continue Reading »
In the UK, an adult stem cell trial using cadaver cells will begin seeking to cure blindness. From the story:[[A] two-year trial involving 20 patients with corneal blindness will begin this month at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh and the Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Mr. Deneen’s take (post just before this one) on the Inaugural is the most penetrating I’ve seen, or expect to see. The collusion between Kantianism and Machiavellianism is a very important insight, and in fact one that Harvey Mansfield has always seen very clearly (as in his . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday at the annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life Robert George delivered a speech now posted on Public Discourse . Here’s a sample: Of course, from the pro-life vantage point, success on the judicial front is only the prelude to the larger political struggle over abortion. . . . . Continue Reading »
Devoted readers have probably noticed the ad in this issue announcing that we’re accepting applications for the Junior Fellows program. I’m sure many of you are thinking that this is a great opportunity, but please heed the advice of one who knows: Don’t be be taken in. For unless . . . . Continue Reading »
SHSers may recall the awful death of Kerrie Wooltorton in the UK, who drank anti freeze as a suicide method and was let die because she had a note pinned to her clothes saying she didn’t want to be saved (even though she called the ambulance).A reader who has asked to remain anonymous sent me . . . . Continue Reading »
I think the punishment is woefully weak, but it is a rare case of a health facility (Bristol Hospital, Bristol, CT) being publicly sanctioned for withdrawing or refusing wanted life sustaining treatment. From the story:In one case, a woman who suffered a heart attack and congestive heart failure . . . . Continue Reading »
Scholars have always had a hard time dating and localizing medieval manuscripts, because their judgments rely on the imperfect analysis of handwriting and dialects. Now, a pair of brothers is developing a technique that could more precisely pinpoint the date and location of a manuscript based on . . . . Continue Reading »
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