Art Caplan, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, dropped me a line to give me his reaction to Warnock’s comments about people with dementia. He gave these to a reporter at ABC but says they weren’t used in whatever coverage they ended up giving to Warnock: No one has a duty to … Continue reading Followup on Warnock – Art Caplan Strongly Disagrees With “Duty to Die”
Last week, Baroness Warnock, a well-known “ethicist” who has advised the British Government on health care policy for ages, shocked advocates for the elderly in the UK when she suggested that people with dementia should be assisted in killing themselves or even outright killed. She suggested that the lives of these people are a “waste” … Continue reading Bioethics Blog Defends Warnock’s Call for Killing of People with Dementia
I’m still trying to catch up with things I’ve missed while being offline the past few months. One happy discovery was to find that Dick Sobsey started up the ICAD blog in July and has been posting on it regularly. Some readers might be familiar with ICAD – the International Coalition on Abuse and Disabilities … Continue reading Important “New” ICAD Blog – and Important Info on Joe Biden
Some bloggers and activists alerted us to a resolution passed by the House in the state of Delaware on June 30th. The resolution follows. After the text, I’ll explain why the wording may mislead people to make more of this resolution than it merits. Here is the legislation: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES144th GENERAL ASSEMBLYHOUSE RESOLUTION NO. … Continue reading Delaware House Passes Nonbinding Resolution on Protecting People with Cognitive Disabilities from Medical Killing
I found an “interesting” article from the Kalamazoo Gazette, thanks to Bobby Schindler, who is doing some guest blogging for Wesley Smith while Wesley is on vacation. Bobby has his own valuable insights on the article, but I wanted to write about a couple of things that jumped right out at me. The article is … Continue reading New “futile care” promotion includes attack on ADA
