Bioethics and Human Dignity
I last taught for Homeschool Connections in 2016. While I had always worked a few shifts a month, and eventually once every week, 2016 was the year I sent my…
Category: Bioethics
Where Do Worcester County State Legislators Stand on PAS?
Massachusetts now has both a House (H.1926) and a Senate (S.1208) version of the PAS bill. Where do the Worcester County state legislators stand on this issue at this point?…
Autonomy, Except for Religious Reasons
In Australia, a judge has ordered that a pregnant teenage who is a Jehovah’s Witness receive a blood transfusion should she need one when being induced to deliver her baby.…
Advance Directives as a Road to Euthanasia
Italy recently passed a law permitting citizens to create living wills, a type of advance directive, with differing perspectives reported in the New York Times and The Tablet. The law…
The Slippery Slope-Tactics in the Assisted Suicide Movement
Originally posted on nancyvalko:
I first saw this tactic in the mid-1980s when Missouri was considering a “living will” law to allow a person to refuse “death prolonging procedures” if…
Jerome Lejeune and End-of-Life Care
In 1969, Jerome Lejeune became the 5th recipient of the William Allan Award of the American Society of Human Genetics, the highest honor a scientist can receive in the field of genetics. He…
Doctors Confused by DNR Orders
DNR orders are often misinterpreted by healthcare professionals to mean comfort care only instead of full care. Read the full post here. Doctor-prescribed suicide would lead to even more care…
