Historical Archive

None of us like to think about death. Yes, we know it’s inevitable that our human life will come to an end, but we don’t like to talk about it or prepare for it. If we accept thinking and talking … Continued

Every disability rights organization that addresses the difficult topic at hand has issued public statements that oppose physician-assisted-suicide (PAS) and euthanasia. Why? Because anyone who understands basic human nature, as well as cultural trends or public health data can see, … Continued

Until relatively recently, suicide has been considered a tragic loss of life. Civil societies have been organized in ways that reflect a common belief in the sanctity of human life and the understanding that we individually and collectively have a … Continued

By Sr. Beth Momburg, SSS, MSG In a recent publication entitled Do you Know Your Rights as a Patient? (Scholl’15) two items stand out under the subtitle “You have the Right”. You have the right to have your spiritual, cultural, … Continued

By Elizabeth Hanink BSN Just the word “rationing” evokes fear in many people. Add the word “medical” and you can count on a particularly visceral response. We all want to think that there is enough of everything to go around, … Continued

By Germaine Wensley, RN Fact: In the United States there are more people waiting for an available organ than there are available organs. And there is also a law that is supposed to prevent the removal of organs from individuals … Continued

By Julie Grimstad, President of the Board of HALO The problem of suffering has confronted mankind ever since Adam and Eve lost paradise. Suffering – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual – is an inescapable element of human life. Fortunately, modern … Continued

By Skylar Covich PhD In this essay, I discuss my personal observations of the blind community’s approaches to life issues, and summarize the approaches that disabled activists have used to contribute to the case for life from conception to natural … Continued

by Rabbi Louis J. Feldman, Ph.D. Ask a very elderly physician who has reached the venerable age of 95 or older and he/she will tell you heart-rending stories of entire wards of patients who died for lack of a simple … Continued

By Germaine Wensley RN, BS and Andra Saglimbene, JD What will the medical profession look like if conscience rights are not protected? The foundations of modern western medicine are derived from the classical Greek tradition (800 B.C. – 200 A.D.)1 … Continued