Re: Wrongful Death Suit Allowed Over Embryo
From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com)
Thu Feb 24 08:52:35 2005
Some might; most will; who decides is the question.
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Richard Chudacoff, MD
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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art
fougner, md
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:30 AM
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at 32 weeks, some might argue that the baby is more than a disinterested
party.
art
At Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>
>Just a philosophic argument. I guess the discussion here is "where do you
>draw the line?" who gets to decide: The government, the church or the
>individual? I guess I'm a strong advocate for individual rights
>
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>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art
>fougner, md
>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:48 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
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>
>Rich
>
>abortion at any gestational age ( say 32 wks) can be equated with
>smoking a joint?
>
>art
>
>At Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>>
>>As should smoking marijuana and other vices, as long as it does not
>>interfere with others. Basic existentialism: do what you want, as long as
>>you don't interfere with others doing what they want to do
>>
>>--
>>Richard Chudacoff, MD
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art
>>fougner, md
>>Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:30 AM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>Subject: Re: Wrongful Death Suit Allowed Over Embryo
>>
>>Joanne
>>
>>so then abortion should be ok at any gestational age as long as the mom
>>thinks it's morally ok?
>>
>>art
>>
>>At Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote:
>>>
>>>To me it isn't that it is "counter-intiutive" -- it is inherent that at
>>>that jucture between life and death there are many cultural - religious
>
>>>- moral interpretations and values.
>>>
>>>Just as in the ICU -- there is one person who decides that no more
>>>treatments will be done and stopping treatment is what he or she wants -
>>>and in the bed next door the patient with exactly the same situation
>>>wants everything done to save him or her -- be it only for one or two
>>>more days (or weeks or months).
>>>
>>>The debates over the right answers at 16 weeks - or 20 weeks gestation -
>>>or 80 years and 2 weeks of life really have some of the same quandries.
>>>
>>>Which is why I fervently believe that it has to be left up to the
>>>individual to make that moral judgement as an individual - not for the
>>>society to make a judgement that everyone in a particular situation has
>>>to obey.
>>>
>>>Joanne
>>>
>>>At Wed, 23 Feb 2005, art fougner, md wrote:
>>>>
>>>>it does seem counter-intuitive, however, that on one floor physicians
>>>>are terminating the same life that on another floor other physicians are
>>>>laboring mightily to save. just a thought ...
>>>>
>>>>art
>>>>
>>>>At Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Braun, R. Daniel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>And makes abortion after 20 weeks illegal.
>>>>>
>>>>>R. Daniel Braun, MD
>>>>>
>>>>>"If everyone likes you, you're doing something wrong."
>>>>>
>>>>>Kinky Friedman
>>>>>
>>>>>I believe a self-righteous liberal or conservative with a cause is more
>>>>>dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.
>>>>>
>>>>>Andy Rooney
>>>>>
>>>--
>>>Joanne Bulley, MD
>>>Keene, NH, USA
>>>
>>--
>>art fougner, md
>>
>> "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
>>Lawrence Peter Berra
>>
>--
>art fougner, md
>
> "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
>Lawrence Peter Berra
>
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art fougner, md
"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else."
Lawrence Peter Berra
