tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post6402625375053626265..comments2023-11-09T02:43:59.293-08:00Comments on Christian Medical Comment: Stephen Hawking is a great scientist but his advice on decriminalising assisted suicide should be given short shriftPeter Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17222354018504253042noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-39608873678188622732014-10-05T08:28:29.314-07:002014-10-05T08:28:29.314-07:00I agree with you Dr.Hawkins.And its pleasure too s...I agree with you Dr.Hawkins.And its pleasure too still have you arround.You are great inspriation too all of mankind and a enigma of statues measurble,of that like Christ.In other words you a THE INSPERTION OF MANKIND>All my K<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-20086820541069780142014-08-11T01:32:03.441-07:002014-08-11T01:32:03.441-07:00They made a movie about this im so watching it :DThey made a movie about this im so watching it :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-88876004391481333892014-06-09T00:36:37.259-07:002014-06-09T00:36:37.259-07:00They have squared this with their consciences, and...They have squared this with their consciences, and appeased courts of law, by saying that the treatment that might have hastened slightly the deaths of those likely to die soon anyway, was not intended to cause death, but that death was an ethically tolerable and unintended side effect of the kindest possible treatment for the patients concerned.<br /><br />The health professionals have therefore worried far less than usual about the risk of killing patients, when the patients' prognoses are poor, so that they are each likely to die soon anyway from the illnesses that would cause them great pain but for the effective analgesia prescribed.agen judi onlinehttp://goo.gl/StzUWonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-58972297616939342932014-05-19T21:52:52.163-07:002014-05-19T21:52:52.163-07:00"Cannabinoids and nerve regeneration or neuro..."Cannabinoids and nerve regeneration or neurogenesis"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-56320938730223906612013-12-04T15:17:02.326-08:002013-12-04T15:17:02.326-08:00"What evidence is there that anybody has been..."What evidence is there that anybody has been striving, officiously, during the past half century or so, to keep anybody alive who didn't stand a good chance..."<br /><br />Terri Schiavo and Tony Nicklinson come to mind.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029187310122412297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-45344520164742526062013-09-19T05:32:00.862-07:002013-09-19T05:32:00.862-07:00It doesn't give a lot of details about the ill...It doesn't give a lot of details about the illness, but it raises the same issues as most euthanasia stories. The sufferer doesn't feel that the medication he receives is sufficient to make his life worth living - and he's had 36 years to think about it! On the other hand, 'why can't a patient suffering from an incurable illness have the right to end their life?'. Define incurable illness? I have an incurable illness - it's called depression. My brother has a rare incurable illness that's currently dormant and can be controlled by drugs. People with cancer in recession are suffering from an incurable illness. My best friend was born with a hole in her heart. It's incurable and at one point she was in the hospital for dying children. She's now alive and well and has a great job working with children that she loves. As Peter has pointed out, Stephen Hawking has an incurable and very debilitating illness - but he's lived a good, long life and made academic achievements other academics couldn't dream of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-4584479432262313422013-09-19T00:36:20.222-07:002013-09-19T00:36:20.222-07:00http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/09/16/...http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/09/16/3847237.htm<br /><br />Would love your thoughts on the story of this young man who wants to end his own life.Shane Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391497666468281728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-54323499246887170902013-09-18T18:46:17.751-07:002013-09-18T18:46:17.751-07:00I feel that the euthanasia lobby is trying so hard...I feel that the euthanasia lobby is trying so hard to mend a system that isn't broken that it is hard not to suspect ulterior and sinister motives.<br /><br />For centuries now, if not millennia, health professionals have blithely delivered effective analgesia to patients who are very ill indeed, scarcely worrying at all that this might shorten by a few seconds, minutes, hours, days or even weeks the mortal lives of those who benefit.<br /><br />They have squared this with their consciences, and appeased courts of law, by saying that the treatment that might have hastened slightly the deaths of those likely to die soon anyway, was not intended to cause death, but that death was an ethically tolerable and unintended side effect of the kindest possible treatment for the patients concerned.<br /><br />The health professionals have therefore worried far less than usual about the risk of killing patients, when the patients' prognoses are poor, so that they are each likely to die soon anyway from the illnesses that would cause them great pain but for the effective analgesia prescribed.<br /><br />Mankind has got so good at this lately, that an entire new hospice, terminal care industry has sprouted, becoming almost if not actually a new specialism. Yet it has been now, of all times in human history, when deliberate so-called euthanasia ought to be less tempting a genre of murder than ever before for doctor, patient and relatives alike, is when the most concerted effort of all seems to be afoot to decriminalise that crime. How illogical is that?<br /><br />I admit that I speak on this subject for the first time as somebody who isn't in pain, wants to continue living, and only knows about medical science what he picks up as general knowledge. But this comment expresses my sincere unease about the new pro-euthanasia movement accurately.<br /><br />There has almost always been judicial leniency towards "mercy killing" in every jurisdiction, in what Peter calls "hard cases". So far as I can see, never before has there been as little need to formalise this onto a statutory basis as there remains now, as far as I can see. Yet now in history is when the clamour for this has reached its crescendo? For what GOOD reason can this be? None, as far as I can see.<br /><br />"Thou shalt not kill. Nor should thou strive, officiously, to keep alive." Wise motto, but diabolical campaigning slogan. What evidence is there that anybody has been striving, officiously, during the past half century or so, to keep alive anybody who didn't stand a good chance of living to be grateful for a few more high quality years of life, because we wouldn't give up hope when they wanted to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com