Category Archives: MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS

WHEN IS A PERSON REALLY DEAD?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! When is a Person Really Dead? http://www.all.org/nav/index/heading/OQ/cat/MjA2/id/MjU4Mg/ There never used to be debate over when someone was dead. If there was no heartbeat, no breathing, and no response to stimulation or resuscitation for a sufficient period of time, it … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged BRAIN DEATH, DEATH, Dr. Christiaan Barnard, Harvard Medical School, Hastings Center Report, Professor Dan Wikler, Robert Truog, The Business of Death, Uniform Determination of Death (UDDA) | 1 Comment

BRAIN DEATH AND THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR BIOETHICS

Posted on January 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christiaan Barnard Born Christiaan Neethling Barnard 8 November 1922 Beaufort West, Cape Province, Union of South Africa Died 2 September 2001 (aged 78) Paphos, Cyprus Education University of Cape Town University of Minnesota Years active 1950–2001 Known for first successful human-to-human heart … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged Ave Maria Radio, BRAIN DEATH, Dr. John Haas, DR. PAUL BYRNE, Kresta in the Afternoon, National Catholic Center for Bioethics | Comments Off

JOURNALISTS REVEAL THEIR INCOMPETENCE (EVEN WORSE, THEIR BIAS) WHEN WRITING ABOUT WHEN LIFE BEGINS

Posted on January 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 8, 2014 When Is An Abortion Not An Abortion? When the Media Says So. by Drew Belsky and Dustin Siggins http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/when-is-an-abortion-not-an-abortion-when-the-media-says-so?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Shortly before the new year, a number of religious organizations were given protection from the HHS abortion … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, EUTHANASIA, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged Abortifacient, Abortion, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Dustin Siggins, ella, IUD, Media Matters, NBC, Obama, Pew Research, Plan B, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Politico, Shawna Thomas, THE NEW YORK TIMES | 1 Comment

SCANDAL: THE TEXAS BISHOPS, THROUGH THEIR TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, HAVE ATTACKED THE LEADING PROLIFE ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS, THE TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE

Posted on January 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Elizabeth Graham of Texas Right to Life at an event honoring the pro-life student college scholarship recipients. Elizabeth Graham (right) Executive Director of Texas Right to Life Last November the Texas Right to Life organization sent out to everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BISHOPS, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, MEDIA BIGOTRY, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELATIVISM, ROE V WADE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged ELIZABETH GRAHAM, HB 1444, JEFFERY PATTERSON, passive euthanasia, SB 303, SB 675, THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF TEXAS, THE NEW YOR TIMES, THE TEXAS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE TEXAS RIGHT TO LIFE | 1 Comment

DOCTOR PAUL BYRNE SHOWS THE ERRORS OF WESLEY SMITH’S POSITION

Posted on December 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! DOCTOR PAUL BYRNE RESPONDS TO WESLEY SMITH’S ARTICLE ON JAHI McMATH: Wesley Smith wrote about Jahi McMath, a patient in Oakland Children’s hospital: “In Jahi’s case, brain dead actually means a declaration of “death by neurological criteria,” one of … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged Decapitation, DR. PAUL BYRNE, Jahi McMath, Organ harvesting, Persistant Vegitativ e State (PVS), Uniform Determination of Death (UDDA), WESLEY SMITH | Comments Off

A FEW CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS FROM A CATHOLIC PRIEST OF THE DIOCESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI

Posted on December 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! During my year as a hospital chaplain at a “Christian” hospital, I was reminded of something every day and every night. My fellow Protestant Chaplain Coworkers, and I, were not encouraged to talk about Jesus or God in our … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', ANTI-CATHOLICISM, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HEALTH CARE, JESUS CHRIST, JEWS, LGBT, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | Tagged Abortion, CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS, CATHOLICS, CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, HARI KRISHNAS, HOSPICE, JEWS, MILEY CYRUS, MUSLIMS, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, palliative care, PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS, PROTESTANTS, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | 2 Comments

DR. PAUL BYRNE SAYS THAT JAHI IS NOT DEAD; PRAY THAT THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT KILL HER TODAY

Posted on December 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Jahi McMath (right) with her mother OAKLAND, CA, December 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pioneer doctor in neonatology is championing the life of a 13-year-old girl from California who was officially declared “brain dead” by doctors after a routine … Continue reading →

Posted in EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged BRAIN DEATH, DR. PAUL BYRNE, Jahi McMath | Comments Off

POLST CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR LIFE

Posted on December 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! December 17, 2013 POLST–let the signer beware! By Judie Brown http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/brown/131217 It’s normal to want to trust your doctor’s advice, to heed his every word when it comes to your own care, or the care of a loved one. … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged polst document | 2 Comments

FEDERAL JUDGE IN NY RULES AGAINST THE OBAMACARE MANDATE

Posted on December 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Religious groups get win vs. O’care birth-control mandate By Selim Algar http://nypost.com/2013/12/16/religious-groups-get-court-win-vs-ocare-birth-control-mandate/ December 16, 2013 | 3:54pm Monsignor Farrell High School on Staten Island, one of several Catholic organizations that sued over birth-control mandate. Photo: Paul Martinka In a blow … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BIRTH CONTROL, BISHOPS, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HEALTH CARE, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS | Tagged MSGR FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL, NEW YORK POST ARTICLE, OBAMACARE MANDATE, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE BRIAN COGAN | 1 Comment

SEX TRAFFICKING, PORNOGRAPHY, ABORTION ARE ALL LINKED IN A DIABOLICAL WEB

Posted on December 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! December 13, 2013 Sex Trafficking in Your Backyard by Caitlin Bootsma http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/sex-trafficking-in-your-backyard?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 News of mothers selling their pre-adolescent daughters into sex slavery cannot help but raise the ire of concerned people around the world. The stories out of Svay … Continue reading →

Posted in CHASTITY, HUMAN SEXUALITY, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, SAVING CHILDREN, SEX EDUCATION, SEX SLAVES, UNCHASTITY | Tagged Blessed John Paul II, Caitlin Bootsma, Cambodia, Crisis Magazine, internet filter for pornagraphy, pedophiles, pornography, sex trafficking, sexual acts, The Seventh Commandment | Comments Off