Category Archives: HEALTH CARE

A LIVING WILL CAN BE WORTHLESS OR VALUABLE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, AND DIE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Medical Futility Blog On this blog, Professor Thaddeus Pope tracks judicial, legislative, policy, and academic developments concerning medical futility and the limits on individual autonomy at the end of life.   [WARNING:  Professor Pope seems at times to be an … Continue reading →

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A POLST HAS TEETH, BE CAREFUL IT DOES NOT BITE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! About Not Dead Yet NDY Activities NDY Blog posted   19 hours ago by Diane Coleman John Kelly Quoted in NPR Thanksgiving Day Article on POLST Filed under  Institute of Medicine, john kelly, life-sustaining treatment, Massachusetts, media coverage, MOLST, Nancy … Continue reading →

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PENNSYLVANIA PROPOSED LAW REVISION WOULD RESTORE SOME SANITY TO ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

Posted on December 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Panel OKs organ donor law update By ROBERT SWIFT (Harrisburg Bureau Chief) Published: December 1, 2013 HARRISBURG – Legislation intended to make more human organs available for transplant recently won approval from a Senate committee but faces continued debate … Continue reading →

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A PROPOSAL FOR AUTHENTIC HEALTHCARE REFORM

Posted on December 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Authentic Healthcare Reform Whereas the primary problem with the current healthcare system is too little freedom in the healthcare marketplace NOT too much freedom in the healthcare marketplace; Whereas the current healthcare system also suffers from a lack … Continue reading →

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WANT TO SELL YOUR BONE MARROW? THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS IT IS OK

Posted on December 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! This is a NOT a photo of an open-faced sandwich; it is a photo of bone marrow. OUR VIEW: Close, lock this door http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20131201/NEWS/131129803?p=1&tc=pg Published: Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 29, 2013 at … Continue reading →

Posted in ADULT STEM CELLS, BRAIN DEATH, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on WANT TO SELL YOUR BONE MARROW? THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS IT IS OK

LUNG TRANSPLANTS: WHO DECIDES? IS IT FAIR? IS THE SYSTEM MORALLY ACCEPTABLE? ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN

Posted on November 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! PHOTO: 57-year-old Fernando Padilla of Alta Loma, Calif., became the first in the country to receive a “breathing lung” transplant in mid November. ================================================================================================================================= As I have tried to show in my preceding posts on this Blog, the organ … Continue reading →

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WHO SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER A PATIENT LIVES OR DIES?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Sarah Palin . The left liberal mainstream media heaped scorn and ridicule on Sarah Palin when she famously predicted that under Obamacare Americans would be put to death by “Death Panels.” She was not engaging in idle speculation.  The reality … Continue reading →

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THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY TO BE BOUGHT, SOLD OR BARTERED

Posted on November 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! . ORGAN DONATION Q&A By Julie Grimstad http://www.prolifehealthcare.org/ The human body, alive or dead, may never be treated as property or a commodity. This moral principle applies equally to persons who donate organs and to governments, organizations and individuals … Continue reading →

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ONE OF THE SCARY SIGNS OF OUR TIMES: REPACKAGING DEATH AS LIFE

Posted on November 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL CARE TO PALLIATIVE CARE — REPACKAGING DEATH AS LIFE LifeTree <lifetreemail@yahoo.com> Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 1:35 PM Feast of St. Gertrude, 2013 Dear all, Last weekend the Pro-Life Healthcare Alliance and Illinois Right to Life sponsored … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOCTORS ARE PUT ABOVE THE LAW? LOOK AT ABORTION IN GREAT BRITAIN!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Lord Falconer’s (image above) Putting doctors above the law by Peter Saunders | 11 Nov 2013 tags : assisted suicide, Lord Falconer, UK Lord Falconer’s (image above) Assisted Dying Bill, which aims to legalise assisted suicide for mentally competent adults … Continue reading →

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