Having Been An Oncologist And Having Cared

My Father Always Has Been Attractive Because Of His Energy, Warmth, Charm, And Talent For Finding Some Connection With People From All Cultures And Walks Of Life. He Rarely Observed Social Formalities And Niceties - Something He Has Passed On To His Boys.

Over His Illustrious Career, John Harris Has Explored The Most Challenging Bioethical Questions With Insight, Engaging Wit, And Eloquence. In Enhancing Evolution, Harris Does It Again. He Argues That It Is Not Just An Option But An Obligation For People To Use Available Biomedical Technologies To Enhance Their Own--and Their Children's--physical And Mental Abilities. Harris Rightly Deserves His Reputation For Fearlessly Following His Ethical Arguments Wherever They Lead.

By Establishing A Social Policy That Keeps Physician-assisted Suicide And Euthanasia Illegal But Recognizes Exceptions, We Would Adopt The Correct Moral View: The Onus Of Proving That Everything Had Been Tried And That The Motivation And Rationale Were Convincing Would Rest On Those Who Wanted To End A Life.

Doctors Take The Hippocratic Oath Too Seriously, As An Imperative To Do Everything For The Patient Regardless Of The Cost Or Effects On Others

An Obvious Example Is Not Guaranteeing Health Services To Patients With Dementia.