The Democrat & Chronicle reports that Dorothy Livadas died after being removed from her ventilator today: Strong Memorial Hospital officials confirmed that Dorothy Livadas, the 97-year-old Rochester woman whose end-of-life care was the center of a months-long legal battle, died this afternoon. Livadas had remained on a ventilator for about seven months, while her daughter … Continue reading Dorothy Livadas is Dead
This entry is a little late. Others have been writing about the battle over the guardianship of Dorothy Livadas, a battle that has life and death consequences. Both Wesley Smith and Thaddeus Pope have written about the messy situation surrounding Dorothy Livadas. Interestingly, both Wesley and Pope have termed this case as one revolving “futility.” … Continue reading Dorothy Livadas Case Complex – and Hospital’s Misuse of Language Doesn’t Help
Last week, Dateline featured a story on Zack Dunlap. Dunlap, 21, had a bad accident on a 4-wheeler, causing severe head trauma. At the hospital, they declared him “brain dead” – and it really does appear that they did some thorough testing to determine this. Here are excerpts from the transcript on MSNBC: (Note: Doug … Continue reading “Brain dead” man “comes alive” – a miracle, naturally
Nat Hentoff is a familiar name for those of us in the battles against euthanasia, assisted suicide, and infanticide. The comments Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made during the February 26th debate with Hillary Clinton caught Hentoff’s attention as well as ours. Writing in Jewish World Review, Hentoff writes: In none of the endless presidential … Continue reading Nat Hentoff on Obama and Schiavo
(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
