March 12, 2005
WELL, THAT'S ONE SOLUTION... (via Robert Schwartz):
When Torment Is Baby's Destiny, Euthanasia Is Defended (JOHN SCHWARTZ, 3/10/05, NY Times)
Babies born into what is certain to be a brief life of grievous suffering should have their lives ended by physicians under strict guidelines, according to two doctors in the Netherlands.The doctors, Eduard Verhagen and Pieter J. J. Sauer of the University Medical Center in Groningen, in an essay in today's New England Journal of Medicine, said they had developed guidelines, known as the Groningen protocol.
Because euthanasia and protocols are such a proven recipe for good.
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 12, 2005 8:32 AM
Comments
Who gets to define "grievous suffering"?
Posted by: Brandon at March 12, 2005 11:25 AM"a brief life of grievous suffering"
Let's hope the Dutch doctors who decide these things aren't up on their Hobbes.
Posted by: Peter B at March 12, 2005 1:06 PM"Two days after Prueitt woke up, he told his wife he had been in the presence of God, she said. By her account, Prueitt said God had rejected his death by suicide and sent him back to live out his days and die a natural death."
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at March 12, 2005 1:45 PM
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