Category Archives: SCIENCE AND ETHICS

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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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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BLESSED ARE THEY WHO SHOW COMPASSION TO THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING IN BODY OR SPIRIT, THEY SHALL BE AS CHRIST

Posted on November 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! James Tissot, The Beatitudes Sermon, Brooklyn Museum, c. 1890 The eight Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3–12 during the Sermon on the Mount each begins with: [2][3] Blessed are.. …the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (5:3) … Continue reading →

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THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY

Posted on October 31, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ORGAN DONATION Q&A By Julie Grimstad     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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THE DEAD-DONOR RULE LIVES ON AND ON AND ON AS A FICTION

Posted on October 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Perspective Life or Death for the Dead-Donor Rule? James L. Bernat, M.D. N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1289-1291October 3, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1308078 The increasing disproportion between the supply of donor organs and the demand for transplants as well as the … Continue reading →

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DR. EDMUND D. PELLEGRINO, M.D. HAS GIVEN US A BRILLIANT STATEMENT ON THE DEAD DONOR RULE (DDR)

Posted on October 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. Controversies in the Determination of Death The President’s Council on Bioethics Washington, D.C. January 2009 Personal Statement of Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/pcbe/reports/death/pellegrino_statement.html The Chairman’s first obligation concerning any Council report is to ensure … Continue reading →

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WE HAVE FAILED IN OUR TEACHING MISSION

Posted on August 19, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! August 15, 2013 Abortion Viewed in Moral Terms: Fewer See Stem Cell Research and IVF as Moral Issues Regardless of their views about the legality of abortion, most Americans think that having an abortion is a moral issue. By … Continue reading →

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COAXING PATIENTS OUT OF LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT ON THE BASIS OF QUALITY OF LIFE!

Posted on August 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Palliative Care Wants Electronic Health Records to Collect More Data (and re-direct patients into palliative care) 3 Here’s a bit of irony. The Obama administration called for comments prior to launching the third phase of its plan to push … Continue reading →

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