Network News

  • The Fading "Bright Line" of Consciousness In Life & Death Decisions
  • 8/10/2011
  • (Culture of Life Foundation) - Most philosophical arguments against the personhood of embryos, fetuses or comatose patients focus on consciousness as the capacity that corresponds to the possession of moral value.
  • Brutally Beaten Fan Responsive, Reacts When Sister Offers Kiss
  • 8/09/2011
  • (CSNBayArea.com) - Giants fan Bryan Stow, hospitalized since being attacked at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, showed signs of progress over the weekend, moving his arms and legs slightly on command, and puckering his lips when his sister sought to kiss him.
  • Kill Yourself if You Must, But Don't Make Me Help
  • 8/08/2011
  • (Winnipeg Free Press) - Suicide has been legal in Canada since 1972, so it's OK to kill yourself. There is no consequence, except to you. You're not arrested if you succeed or even if you bungle the job -- your life is in your own hands. But while there is no consequence for you, there are considerable consequences for the family and friends you leave behind and those aftershocks can be emotionally and circumstantially devastating.
  • After a Ski Crash and Coma, I Come to Understand
  • 8/07/2011
  • (Oregon Live) - I crashed on Mount Hood while skiing last January and joined a rare group of people. Among the 311 million estimated Americans, about 300,000 of us suffer traumatic brain injuries severe enough to require hospitalization each year. In my case, I was in a coma and hospitalized for a little more than a month.
  • Dutch Doctor: "I Wanted To Be A Doctor To Help Patients, Not Kill Them"
  • 8/06/2011
  • (First Things) - A tragic letter was published in the current British Medical Journal. It is from a Dutch doctor who has twice euthanized patients, but now prefers terminal sedation, in part, because of the stress killing causes her. She ends her letter on a poignant note.
  • Brain-Injured Cyclist Rides Cross-Country
  • 8/05/2011
  • (Connection Newspapers) - When 19-year-old Josh Morros rode his bicycle down Springhill Road to its end on July 29, a crowd of cameras was waiting for him. Surrounded by three riders who met up with Morros in Leesburg, Morros rode through a finish line banner.
  • New Jersey's New End of Life Commission: Pardon My Doubts
  • 8/04/2011
  • (Secondhand Smoke) - New Jersey is creating a new end of life commission to recommend public policy around end-of-life care. From the legislation:
  • Nationally Known Attorney to Speak at Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast
  • 8/03/2011
  • (Wheaton Patch) - The Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee will sponsor its 26th annual prayer breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at The Wyndham Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Rd., Lisle. Reservation deadline is Aug. 26. The keynote speaker for the 2011 breakfast is attorney David C. Gibbs III.
  • Foundation Fights for Legal Right to Die
  • 8/02/2011
  • (Toronto Sun) - A New Westminster, B.C., assisted-suicide foundation is headed to the B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday to renew a fight for what it calls "the right to die." The Farewell Foundation For The Right to Die, representing 113 members, hopes to pressure the Canadian government to adopt Switzerland's model for assisted suicides, which does not require a presiding doctor but insists on the patient's full consent and proof of "unbearable pain or unsustainable treatment."
  • Traumatic Brain Injury May Boost Stroke Risk
  • 8/01/2011
  • (USA Today) - In the three months after a traumatic brain injury, the risk of stroke may increase 10-fold, Taiwanese researchers report. "Traumatic brain injury has not been included among the usual stroke risk factors in the past," said Dr. Ralph Sacco, president of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, who is familiar with the study.