Category Archives: SCIENCE AND ETHICS

AS WE OBSERVE THE ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v WADE, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER

Posted on January 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! January 20, 2014 Life’s Paladin: Jérôme Lejeune by Christopher O. Blum CRISIS MAGAZINE “Merci, mon professeur, for what you did for my father and my mother. Because of you, I am proud of myself.” These words, spoken by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, ADOPTION, BIRTH CONTROL, EUGENICS, EUTHANASIA, FAMILY LIFE, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged Divine Mercy Care, Down's Syndrome, Dr. Jerome Lejeune, Dr. John Bruchalski, Jerome Lejeune Foundation, pope john paul ii, Tennnessee Frozen Embryo Case, Tepeyac Family Centers | 2 Comments

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

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

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

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

SOME PROGRESS IN STOPPING CHINA’S ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL HARVESTING OF ORGANS, BUT NOT ENOUGH

Posted on December 10, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 1.5 Million in 53 Countries Say ‘No’ to Organ Harvesting in China Feedback A passerby in Sydney, Australia, signs a petition calling for an end to the atrocity of forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China, on … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged "BLOODY HARVEST", China, DAFOH, DAVID MATAS, FALUN GONG, LIVER TRANSPLANTS, U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | Comments Off

ORGAN TOURISM DRIVEN BY POLITICS AND BIG MONEY IS THE NEW MEDICAL-MORAL REALITY

Posted on December 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! China Human Rights, Hong Kong, Organ Harvesting in China Hong Kong Forum Seeks Effective Responses to Organ Harvesting in China By Lin Yi, Epoch Times | December 4, 2013 You may also like A Petition Against Organ Harvesting in … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, ORGAN DONATION, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, DAVID MATAS, DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER HUANG JIEFU, FALUN GONG, HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HONG KONG'S QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, LEE CHEUK-YAN, LIVE ORGAN HARVESTING, TAIWAN | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged COOLEY, Massachusetts, MIELNIKOWSKI, SHAIR, SUSAN A. MIELNIKOWSKI, THADDEUS POPE | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged DIANE COLEMAN, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE'S COMMITTEE ON APPROACHING DEATH, JOPHN KELLY, MOLST DOCUMENT, NANCY SHUTE, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, PERSON WITH DISABILITY, polst document, SUSAN TOLLE | Comments Off