Turns out the story ABC was doing on Warnock did run – and included part of Art Caplan’s remarks:
When Dr. Jonathan Groner, a surgeon and ethicist at Ohio State University, heard of a suggestion by a well-known British philosopher that those with dementia have a “duty to die” in order to minimize the burden they place on society and their families, he was troubled.
A few paragraphs later, they share the reactions of other players:
Groner is not alone in his opinion. Ethicists and Alzheimer’s advocacy groups alike are expressing outrage over Warnock’s comments last week, which echoed the opinion she put forth in an article she authored for a Norwegian periodical, titled “A Duty to Die?”
The article leaves the impression that the condemnation of Warnock’s statements are nearly universal in the bioethics community. Obviously, they didn’t talk to AJOB blog editor Summer Johnson.
It might be better, IMO, if the public was aware that there are ethicists in this country ready to defend this public policy proposal by Warnock. –Stephen Drake