We often hear the accusation that scientist and others, who don’t buy into the warming meme, are either on the take from big oil or have some other venal reason for standing against “the scientific consensus.” But a recent opinion piece in the Washington Examiner shows that . . . . Continue Reading »
We have discussed here the drive within bioethics and transplant medicine to kill and harvest organs from people in a persistently unconscious condition. We have discusses how euthanasia and organ donation are now coupled in Belgium. And we have discussed how Jack Kevorkian, before . . . . Continue Reading »
A terrible serial child molester has undergone surgical castration as part of a plea deal to let him out of prison. From the story:A 78-year-old Louisiana state prisoner was surgically castrated this week at a hospital in Baton Rouge as part of a plea deal in a child molestation case. The . . . . Continue Reading »
ME on the Cornerstone Speech. . . . . Continue Reading »
I would say “dead man walking,” but such political metaphors are verboten if one is perceived as right of center. Nevertheless, as I predicted, Donald Berwick’s time as head of Medicare/Medicaid will end this year.Recap: Berwick is a vocal health care rationing . . . . Continue Reading »
This post in The Mail from Accra, Ghana, carries the following report: “The Global food prices rose for the eighth straight month in February, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today, while also warning that unexpected spikes in oil prices could exacerbate an . . . . Continue Reading »
Since when is keeping the desire to keep one’s mother nourished grounds for removing them from a say in her medical decision making? When an immigrant family wants their mother to receive a feeding tube and the hospital no longer wants to be on the financial hook for providing it. . . . . Continue Reading »
I believe in human equality, but that doesn’t mean we should not distinguish ourselves from each other regarding our societal functions. I bring this up because a medical student named William W. Motley argues that doctors should give up their white coats. It’s an interesting . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Facebook blamed for 1 in 5 divorces in the US Facebook is cited in 1 out of every 5 divorces in the United States, according to the Loyola University Health System. Furthermore, 81 percent of the country’s top divorce attorneys say they have seen an increase in the number of cases using . . . . Continue Reading »
Jim Wallis and a number of other Christians involved in politics are trying to gain attention for the question, “What would Jesus cut?” The answer to this question is supposed to be as obvious as it is in other moral contexts. For example, would Jesus lie about the useful life of a . . . . Continue Reading »
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