Tag: quality of life

Asian newborn baby sleeping in blanket on bed

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 11, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, babies, birth, chimpanzees, dignity, fetuses, human life, illness, infanticide, injury, Michael Schiavo, Poland, quality of life, Terri Schiavo, zebrafish}

Bioethicist Asks, “Does Birth Matter?” Answers, “No”

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 11, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine

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In our current episode of let’s-allow-baby-killing, an Australian bioethicist named Walter Veit comes to the defense of infanticide. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 30, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animal rights, animal welfare, animals, artificial intelligence, Center on Human Exceptionalism, China, COVID-19, Darwin Day in America, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, Falun Gong, Human Zoos, Humanize, humans, John West, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Egnor, quality of life, The Biology of the Second Reich, transhumanism, Walter Bradley Center, Wesley Smith}

Why “Humanize”? A New Effort to Defend the Unique Dignity of Human Beings

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 30, 2020

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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One of the tragic trends in thinking about evolution has been to blur the distinction between humans and animals. History warns us not to regard this lightly. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 20, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Camosy, coronavirus, disabled, discrimination, Down syndrome, elderly people, epidemic, Europe, healthcare, hospitals, New York Post, New York State, patients, physicians, quality of life, smoking, utilitarianism}

No to “Quality of Life” Coronavirus Healthcare Rationing

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 20, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

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In a world of bioethicists who primarily eschew the sanctity/equality of life ethic, Fordham University’s Charles Camosy is a refreshing ethicist worthy of the title. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 9, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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

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Tinslee Lewis, age 11 months, has a heart defect. The doctors claim the case is hopeless. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 22, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, abortion, ACLU, doctors, euthanasia, healthcare, infanticide, Journal of Medical Ethics, medicine, nurses, patients, pharmacists, quality of life, Roman Catholic, sanctity of life, suicide, utilitarianism}

Bioethics Intends to Destroy Catholic Healthcare

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 22, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

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Meanwhile, to the applause of many bioethicists, the ACLU has mounted repeated lawsuits against Catholic hospitals. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 6, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, 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

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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 ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 3, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Charlie Gard, Christianity, England, medical ethics, medical futility, National Health Service, quality of life, right to life}

With the Charlie Gard Case, Culture of Death Tightens Its Grip in England

_{Michael Egnor
July 3, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

5}

The child was born with a mitochondrial disorder that causes brain damage and eventually death. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 25, 2016

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __tedited, dehumanization, discrimination, human life, infanticide, meaninglessness, pro-life, quality of life}

When "Quality of Life" Means "Not Worthy of Life"

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 25, 2016

Bioethics, Medicine

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There is a fight going on in the UK about whether to keep a seriously ill baby on life support or put her in palliative care to die. Read More ›