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In this issue
Editorial
The BMA`s annual policy making
conference is a good barometer of the social and professional mood
of the medical profession. For many years it has been dominated by
secular liberalism but for the first time its more obvious contempt
for religious beliefs and values showed through.
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Assisted Suicide and the Corruption of
Palliative Care
For the past two decades, euthanasia/assisted
suicide ideologues have been working overtime to conflate palliative
care-the medical alleviation of pain and other distressing symptoms
of serious illness - with intentionally ending the life of the
patient. The movement`s first target was the hospice, a specialized
form of care of the dying created forty years ago in the United
Kingdom by the late great medical humanist DameCicely Saunders.
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Hype on Hybrids
In a letter to The Times 16th May, Prof.
Neil Scolding and 15 co authors from around the world wrote;
“Sir, We are convinced that stem-cell research is a hugely promising
area of science offering potential for new methods of treating many
serious diseases. We welcome legal acceptance, public and private
funding, and international co-operation for a range of stem cell
research. Read More ...
Christmas Newsletter of the
Worcestershire branch Guild of Catholic Doctors
This talk from Dr Frances Hogwood
was given to the Worcestershire branch in November. She outlined her
involvement with torture victims who are seeking asylum here. She
became interested when there was a support group in Worcester for
the Medical Foundation for the Medical Care of the Victims of
Torture.
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