ON “Recomposing and Dissolving” The Dead
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
Category: Miscellaneous
Not Enough for Everyone
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
“Suffering and Choice”
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
Disability Rights Opposition to Assisted Suicide and Genetic Manipulation
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
Will Conscience Protection For Those In The Medical Profession Survive?
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
Are Human-Made Laws Always Moral
By Miguel A. Endara, Ph.D. Toward the end of the Second World War, as the Allied forces began to occupy the German strongholds and camps, they began to make horrific discoveries. Previously, there were only rumors of abuse of Jews … Continued
CONSCIENCE PROTECTION
By Rabbi Louis J. Feldman When the Roe vs. Wade decision was made on January 22, 1973, the floodgates of possibility for coercion against denominational institutions were wide open. The worst fears of the religious community were realized when a … Continued
New Doctors and the Hippocratic Oath
Excerpted by Elizabeth Hanink from article by Fritz Baumgartner MD, and Gabriel Flores MD. Recently a member of the Scholl Advisory Board published a study in the Linacre Quarterly concerning the attitudes of future doctors with respect to the Hippocratic Oath. The Oath … Continued
Elder Abuse – A National Plague
By Elizabeth Hanink, RN, PHN, BSN Child abuse is routinely reported in gruesome detail and we wonder how anyone could do such things to a youngster. Sadly, elder abuse is a growing criminal problem, much less reported, barely acknowledged even. It often involves the … Continued
Patient Autonomy? Don’t Be Too Sure
By Germaine Wensley RN A recently developed protocol, futile care, may directly impact your life by posing a threat to your patient autonomy. Let me explain why. When patients enter a medical facility, they usually expect that they or their surrogate will have … Continued