A New Zealand woman isn't leaving anything to chance in the event she is taken into an emergency room unconscious. She doesn't want there to be any mistake about her wishes in the event of a life-threatening event. She's so serious about it, in fact, that she tattooed "Do Not... (read the rest)
posted December 12, 2008
Some Brits are shocked at Baroness Mary Warnock's latest quote regarding the significant burden placed on Alzheimer's caregivers and her call for euthanasia for the demented. The St. Louis Examiner reported that she said, "Elderly people with dementia are 'wasting' the lives of those who have to care for them."... (read the rest)
posted September 24, 2008
In July, a grand jury decided not to indict one doctor and two nurses on second degree murder charges that they had taken actions to kill patients in their care at New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center during Hurricane Katrina. CNN reported on Sunday that the five medical experts lined up... (read the rest)
posted August 26, 2007
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