About three months ago, I commented on an essay in Newsweek by a veterinary oncologist who, among other things, said that “pet owners routinely rack up $10,000 bills” to save the lives of their pets. As I said at the time, that vet doesn’t service pets and their owners in my neighborhood, where few of … Continue reading Poll: Finances Dominate Medical Decisions When it Comes to Our Pets
Sometimes I think I’ve lost the capacity to be surprised by new developments. I tend to think I’ve grown so jaded that nothing that comes up can really surprise me. I think that in spite of the fact that I do get surprised on occasion. This week’s collision with surrealism came in the form of … Continue reading The “Right to Die” Expands Into New Territory
Ann Neumann, writing on the Otherspoon blog, has stated in the past that she’s inclined to shy away from direct criticism of disability rights groups like NDY in the “right to die” debate, seeing it as “a trap.” Neumann found a way around the “trap” last week by quoting someone else’s work. Specifically, she quoted … Continue reading Ann Neumann and Vancouver Sun: Dissing Disability Activists’ Opposition to Legalized Euthanasia
As a left-handed tribute to “bioethicist and medical historian” Jacob M. Appel, I have titled this blog entry as a question, leading uninformed readers to think maybe I will seriously analyze an issue with two or more sides. In fact, as readers of this blog know, I have a definite viewpoint and people come to … Continue reading Jacob Appel: Bad Medical Historian, Questionable Ethicist or Just a “Spin Doctor?”
There’s a fresh piece from Ann Neumann on Alternet, bemoaning the way the euthanasia debate in the UK – and here in the US – has become another aspect of the “Culture Wars.” As mentioned in an earlier post, there has been a flood of pro-euthanasia coverage in the UK. It’s even got Ann Neumann, … Continue reading Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate
