…enters for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. ( I suspect that the list would also include at least some people with labels of mental retardation, since the rationale for withholding treatment would be the same.) The list of “lifeboat rejects” includes: People older than 85 Those with severe trauma, which could include critical injuries from car crashes and shootings. Severely burned patients older than…
…HO ARE OTHEREWISE MENTALLY DISABLED. WHEREAS, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that “everyone has the right to recognition as a person before the law” and that “all are equal before the law”; and WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act clearly identifies the rights of the disabled to access essential needs and have essential services provided to them; and WHEREAS, it is becoming increasingly apparent that persons who are suff…
…ion. People who are ill need real medical care and compassion, not lethal drugs. Again, I’m Martin Sheen urging you to vote “no” on Initiative 1000 and thank you. This isn’t the first time that Sheen has lent his voice – or his signature – in opposing the promotion of assisted suicide and/or euthanasia. In 2000, he was one of many prominent human rights activists to sign onto a response to the “Citizen Activist” award given to Jack Kevorkian by th…
…ly member). The pressure surrounding organ harvesting was a factor in the gruesome death of Ruben Navarro. Organ donation has also been an element of more than one “rush to judgment” case – or, as doctors prefer to call them “miracle recoveries” – more on this topic here and here. Whether or not the sentiments expressed by Laureys are true – and I suspect that there are large numbers of ethicists and physicians who would deny that it’s the case –…
…already impacting life and death decisions. What evidence? How about the gruesome death of Ruben Navarro? How about the ethical pitfalls (Navarro being an example) of non heart-beating donations? Zack Dunlap, declared “brain dead,” prepared for organ harvesting, who “miraculously” woke up. The rash of “rush to judgment” cases over the past two years. It’s good to see Saletan turning his attention this way. He’s a thoughtful analyst that isn’t som…
