There’s an interesting new response to Bill Peace’s essay in the Hastings Center Report in which Bill described a very disturbing late-night visit by a physician while Bill was hospitalized for care and complications relating to a stage IV skin breakdown. An excerpt has been posted as a comment on Bill’s response to invited reactions … Continue reading New Bill Peace-Related Response – ‘Who would want a child like that?’
Recently, Diane Coleman wrote about new proposals to increase the pool of donor organs, and that have particularly disturbing ramifications in terms of the care and treatment of newly disabled individuals. We already know that organ transplant teams are more than willing to obtain organs from individuals with long-term disabilities, as highlighted by the case … Continue reading Philadelphia: Young Girl Being Denied Transplant Because Her “Retardation” Doesn’t Make Her “Worthy”
Once again, an item featured on Thaddeus Pope‘s Medical Futility Blog turned out to be something that I wanted to explore in greater detail than the brief blurb given on his blog, in his September 10th post, Hospitals Vary in How Quickly LST Is Stopped: In “Mortality associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for patients … Continue reading Study: Treatment Withdrawal & Death for Patients with Severe Brain Injury Vary By Hospital
Last weekend, Thaddeus Pope posted a followup to an earlier item shared and discussed on his Medical Futility Blog. Let’s take it in order. Back in March of this year, Pope originally shared the news about the unexpected recovery of Kimberly McNeill of New Zealand, an 18-year-old who suffered severe injuries in a car crash … Continue reading Miracles, recovery and “rush-to-judgment” revisited
It’s hard to believe it’s been about a month since I’ve written here. Various health issues have kept me away from the keyboard, although I’ve been monitoring news and other information sources. I just haven’t had the energy to write. I’ll be doing my best to catch up over the next few weeks – there … Continue reading Ireland: “They asked me why I would want to live” in Irish Times
