Euthanasia is the Worst Way To Go
EUTHANASIA IS WORST WAY TO GO Philip Ney. 7/9/2016 INTRODUCTION. Although Euthanasia is hotly debated by many, and it should be, few people realize all the far reaching implications. Euthanasia is only destructive. Euthanasia is the most traumatic and the least dignified way to die. Euthanasia results in undying turmoil, guilt and depressions in family and friends. Euthanasia is rapidly destroying the medical profession. Euthanasia is increasing the cost of medical care which reduces the availability of treatment for critical illnesses, limits funds available for...
Read MoreDOCTOR ASSISTED DEATH (DAD) WON’T WORK: a pragmatic point of view Philip G. Ney MD FRCP(C) 16/1/13
DOCTOR ASSISTED DEATH (DAD) WON’T WORK: a pragmatic point of view Philip G. Ney MD FRCP(C) 16/1/13 Much like other “liberalizing” policy promoters, those who champion assisted suicide have not attempted to determine if it works. If you ask them they won’t tell you because they have no data, whether or not assisted suicide is good for anybody. Is it good for the relatives, doctors, undertakers, country? Nobody knows because where it is now being done, no one is collecting sensitive statistics and those who are eagerly urging government to adopt these “progressive...
Read MoreOur Lives in the Balance Part II
OUR LIVES IN THE BALANCE Part II For the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care by Philip G. Ney MD, FRCP(C) for Mount Joy College 20/11/10 SUMMARY The Essential Dilemma Unlike any other species, episodically humans seem to want to destroy themselves. They have come close to doing so. In fact there are at least 50 cultures of which there is now no trace; people, language, art are all gone. Even now, humans are painfully aware they have the weapons of destruction that could obliterate all life on earth. It will only take a nuclear accident, some apparently...
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