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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Glenn Beck is shocked by bioethics blog about an article saying killing isn’t really wrong.
By now, commentary on Glenn Beck seems superfluous—his views are so patently divorced from reality, but this topic could use some discussion anyway. In this clip, he responds to a blog titled “Is it morally wrong to take a life? … Continue reading
Posted in bioethics, dignity, ethics
Tagged bioethics, Brain Death, death, dignity, Disability, ethics, Glenn Beck, Hospital Ethics Committees, medical ethics, Medical Ethics, Organ Donation
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Pitch for a sequel to W;T
Some friends and I were saying we wish Margaret Edson, author of “W;t,” would write another play. Jokes about possible sequels ensued, so I imagined the following: After witnessing and participating in the disrespectful and undignified death of Vivian Bearing, … Continue reading
Can justice be utilitarian?
I have always been fond of Utilitarianism and, quite frankly, impressed by the arguments of all the major Utilitarian writers. Criticisms of Utilitarianism also make sense, but they don’t seem consistent with the views of major Utilitarians. I suppose I … Continue reading
Posted in bioethics, ethics, Uncategorized, utilitarianism
Tagged bioethics, ethics, global health, justice, Uncategorized, utilitarianism
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Is it possible to reduce “futile care”?
Ken Murray, MD, recently wrote an excellent essay on how doctors die. To make a short story of it, doctors reject invasive, expensive, and ineffective treatment at the end of life that may prolong life for a short time but … Continue reading
