Terri Schiavo
It's curious to me that this has become a partisan political issue. Though I'm normally a liberal Democrat, count me as a Republican on this one, if that's what it takes. Though I'm not a practicing...
View ArticleGoing to extremes
This excerpt from a fictional story in this month's Harper's magazine reminded me a little of the spectacle surrounding this case. It's a description of an extremely sick reality show:"Well, nobody got...
View ArticleA higher-order logic
As Crazy Diamond suggests, I am asking myself "what was the twisted logic...", and one of the answers that I'm developing is that the logic seems all too simple. It's cold, mathematical reasoning, but...
View ArticleLove tubes, don't fear them
"We Love Our Tubes! Disability activists are returning to Pinellas Park FL to tell the simple truths about tubes: feeding tubes, breathing tubes, peeing tubes and other tubes we need and love, to...
View ArticleAnna Brown And Appropriate Emergency Medical Care
[My comments to the following copy of an original web article from White Coat's Call Room blog are highlighted below. For a revised version with sarcasm toned down, see DeadlyDismissal.]"I’m surprised...
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