"Medicine," the professor added, "was born in the Middle Ages to do what was offered in the classical era: to cure. […] If this is impeded, medicine is finished." And many do not realize how slippery a slope we are on.
1 posted on
08/30/2008 10:25:29 AM PDT by
wagglebee
To: cgk; Coleus; cpforlife.org; narses; 8mmMauser
2 posted on
08/30/2008 10:25:56 AM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: 230FMJ; 50mm; 69ConvertibleFirebird; Aleighanne; Alexander Rubin; An American In Dairyland; ...
3 posted on
08/30/2008 10:26:14 AM PDT by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
“opposed to euthanasia because the right to die then runs the risk of becoming a duty.”
Hit the nail right on the head with this one.
4 posted on
08/30/2008 10:30:42 AM PDT by
Dogbert41
To: wagglebee
Can we all assume Judge Greer has a living will?
To: wagglebee
"Since knowing that I am sick, I feel like living every instant of my life, precisely because I realize that it is the only one I have," she said.*****************
Exactly right. As should we all.
6 posted on
08/30/2008 10:38:52 AM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: wagglebee
I just was in the hospital (Wednesday through Friday). Upon admittance, the nurse came into my room and was reviewing my medical history.
She asked me if I had a living will. I replied no. “Do everything possible to keep me alive,” I answered.
The next question was whether I would like a social worker to discuss one with me. “No.”
Sheesh.
7 posted on
08/30/2008 11:00:19 AM PDT by
Jemian
To: wagglebee
"I can tell you that when one is healthy, one does not know how one will react in the case of sickness; that is why the testament written by a healthy person is meaningless," she added. Amen!
susie
8 posted on
08/30/2008 11:18:12 AM PDT by
brytlea
(CHANGE! --all we'll have left in our pockets if Obama is elected.)
To: wagglebee
Do NOT sign a "living will." Instead, you want a "Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care." Designate someone you trust to make decisions for you when you're unable to do so. You can't anticipate all situations. No matter how you try to tie down a doctor with a "living will," they can wiggle around your language. You want someone you trust making decisions for you, not someone who wants to save money by letting you die, or who wants to salvage organs from your corpse.
For further information, contact the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, at http://www.iaetf.org/
9 posted on
08/30/2008 12:37:22 PM PDT by
JoeFromSidney
(My book is out. Read excerpts at http://www.thejusticecooperative.com)
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