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Taking Credit for Kevorkian’s Ideas: Prisoners and Organ Harvesting

Greg Dahlmann, at blog.bioethics.net, alerts readers to Graeme Wood’s article arguing that we should permit (in Dahlmann’s words) “death row prisoners to, essentially, die by organ donation.” Wood’s article is titled “Let’s Harvest the Organs of Death-Row Inmates“: But by using what the bioethicist Arthur Caplan calls “the Mayan Protocol”—a term derived from the ancient … Continue reading Taking Credit for Kevorkian’s Ideas: Prisoners and Organ Harvesting

Peter Singer – A Slippery Mind

Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer has put himself into the media spotlight again. This time, he’s gone to defend the idea that professional judgment and state interests can trump individual autonomy. The “case example” he uses in his latest op-ed is the highly publicized case of Sam Golubchuk, an elderly man whose family has been fighting … Continue reading Peter Singer – A Slippery Mind

NY Times Reporter Shills for Euthanasia Organizations

New York Times “Health” reporter Jane E. Brody is no stranger to this blog. Back in August, this blog took issue with her article promoting the so-called “non-heartbeating death” protocol in which organs may be harvested after the heart is stopped. Most articles covering this topic have attempted to discuss the ethical pitfalls in this … Continue reading NY Times Reporter Shills for Euthanasia Organizations

“Dying” Kevorkian to Run for Congress – Will Media Treat Him Like a Candidate or as a Sideshow?

The following Associated Press story is making its way across the net and the news media outlets: PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian says he plans to run for Congress. Kevorkian is on parole since his release from prison last year after serving the minimum of a term for second-degree murder in … Continue reading “Dying” Kevorkian to Run for Congress – Will Media Treat Him Like a Candidate or as a Sideshow?

Obama Disappoints with Simplistic Schiavo Comments

(Note: None of the following should be interpreted as an endorsement or rejection of any candidate. NDY does not endorse candidates for public office.) For those of you who missed it, the debate last night between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama led to a jarring and unpleasant reminder of just how insignificantly … Continue reading Obama Disappoints with Simplistic Schiavo Comments