Category Archives: dick sobsey

Must Read: “Schrödinger’s Cat & Donation after Cardiac Death”

I am a fan of Dick Sobsey‘s work and check his blog regularly for his latest news & analysis regarding the abuse of people with disabilities. His latest blog entry, on What Sorts of People, is concerned with an examination of the logic behind the Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) protocol. That’s the same protocol, … Continue reading Must Read: “Schrödinger’s Cat & Donation after Cardiac Death”

Drake & Sobsey: “Let’s put this pet theory to sleep” on MercatorNet

About a month ago, I wrote two blog entries dealing with the mythology vs. the reality of pet euthanasia. It’s an important topic, since euthanasia advocates often say something along the lines of “we can put a suffering dog to sleep, but we make humans suffer.” All the variations on this theme imply that all … Continue reading Drake & Sobsey: “Let’s put this pet theory to sleep” on MercatorNet

Viewing Not Dead Yet – and Other Blogs – on Facebook

Confession: the instructions below have been only slightly modified from an original set of instructions written by Dick Sobsey at the ICAD blog. I’ve already suggested that people who check this blog regularly should bookmark the ICAD blog. Similarly, substitute “ICAD” for “Not Dead Yet” in the instructions below and you can view ICAD easily … Continue reading Viewing Not Dead Yet – and Other Blogs – on Facebook

Reality Vs. Myths of Pet Euthanasia (Part 1)

Over the years, I’ve gotten thoroughly sick and tired of the repeated use of the myths surrounding pet euthanasia as an argument in favor of providing the same “service” for humans. The latest of these is from a column by Dr. Gifford-Jones (I guess “Dr.” is his or her first name) published in the Edmonton … Continue reading Reality Vs. Myths of Pet Euthanasia (Part 1)

Dick Sobsey: Blog Entry on Recent Studies Re: Abuse and Disability

This will probably be of interest to readers – at least some of our readers. Dick Sobsey’s latest post on ICAD concerns recent research on Abuse & Disability: This post lists 15 studies on the relationship between abuse and disability that were published in 2008 and 2009. A brief description of each study is reported. … Continue reading Dick Sobsey: Blog Entry on Recent Studies Re: Abuse and Disability