baby and father Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 9, 2020 CategoriesMedicine Tagged , __edited, Alfie Evans, baby, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, CNN, Court of Appeals, doctors, experts, futile care, hospital, life support, medicine, parents, quality of life, Texas Parents — Not Bioethicists — Should Decide about Baby’s Life Support Wesley J. Smith January 9, 2020 Medicine 4 Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless. Read More ›
hospital beds Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date December 6, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __cedited, antibiotic resistance, consciousness, doctors, euthanasia, family, futile care, Las Vegas, life support, nurse practitioner, organ donation, patients, public policy, quality of life, viruses Why Families Should Decide When to “Pull Plugs” Wesley J. Smith December 6, 2018 Bioethics, Medicine 4 When Frank saw signs of life, doctors would dismiss his observation as a “reflex.” How often I have heard that over 25 years of anti-euthanasia advocacy! Read More ›
Save Alfie Evans Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 1, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Alfie Evans, bioethicists, Charlie Gard, doctors, experts, futile care theory, health care, hospital, illness, judges, life support, medicine, parents, patients, technocracy Alfie Evans, a Victim of Technocracy Wesley J. Smith May 1, 2018 Bioethics, Medicine 4 This was about raw power. If Alfie had escaped the diktat, there would soon be others demanding their freedom too. Read More ›
Alder_Hey_Children's_Health_Park_2 Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date March 29, 2018 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __k-review, Alfie Evans, babies, BBC, Charlie Gard, doctors, futile care, Italy, life support, medicine, technocracy, United Kingdom, utilitarianism Courts Decide It’s Time for Alfie Evans to Die Wesley J. Smith March 29, 2018 Bioethics, Medicine 3 We are witnessing a steady and growing imposition of technocracy in medicine, where “experts” define the parameters of care. Read More ›
nurse-or-doctor-give-man-support-during-recovery-or-loss-car-531626779-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date January 8, 2017 CategoriesBioethicsMedicine Tagged , __nedited, assisted suicide, euthanasia, life support, organ donation, patients, Supreme Court, Unnatural Death Treating the “Patient as a Person” Wesley J. Smith January 8, 2017 Bioethics, Medicine 3 We all have the right to refuse medical interventions. Read More ›
