The Court ruled in favor of the parents in the Baby MB case. Good. This is one of those “benefit of the doubt” cases, in which the benefit should go to life and respecting the desires of the child’s parents. Doctors and bioethicists, however well intentioned, should not be able to . . . . Continue Reading »
Both the Schindler family and Michael Schiavo have books coming out about the Terri Schiavo case. To me, the core legal problems faced by the Schindlers were the failure of the original trial lawyer to create an adequate trial record and the refusal of Judge Greer to truly apply a clear and . . . . Continue Reading »
As I write this post, the Baby MB case decision is about to be announced. If the Court rules that doctors are permitted to unilaterally refuse life support, it will be a huge step forward for the medical futility movement, that persumes to permit bioethicists and doctors to, in effect, declare that . . . . Continue Reading »
Here in the UK, the NHS is all the news. It is bleeding red ink. Money problems are apparently leading toward health care rationing. The BBC had a big story about elderly people being denied coverage for care that might have been due under the rules of the Service. And yet the assisted suicide . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been hearing from some folk that my post on Wilmut taking false credit as the cloner of Dolly is much ado about nothing. It was his lab, this thinking goes, so who cares who actually came up with the concept and did the actual work?Well, apparently some scientists do. Wilmut received a . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently several people are now claiming credit for Dolly now that Ian Wilmut admits he didn’t actually do the . . . . Continue Reading »
I will be in the UK for the next week speaking and meeting people about the euthanasia threat over there and sundry other bioethical issues. Probably won’t get to Blog much. But you never know. I am interested in comments on the Hippocratic Oath controversy. Please feel free to weigh in. . . . . Continue Reading »
Bradford Short is an Anglophile, with a capital A. He knows his English history. He has jumped to my defense on the Hippocratic Oath issue. It is too long to post here, but this link will take you to his Blog entry at The Fact Is. Thanks for covering my back, . . . . Continue Reading »
This longish thoughtful response to my column on the Hippocratic Oath is worth posting on its own. This physician believes the Oath is a “living document,” that must change with the times. Well, doctors sure don’t swear by Apollo anymore, but I think this idea of a living Oath . . . . Continue Reading »
Bill Gates gave $400,000 to fund the campaign for Proposition 71. In other words, he was willing to pay chump change—for him—to help persuade the people of California—already tens of billions in debt—to dig even deeper into our empty pockets to chase after the rainbow of . . . . Continue Reading »
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