Category: Medical Ethics

  • Conscientious objector or deserter?

    The discussion we’ve had since Friday regarding the Bush administration’s latest foray into theocracy brought up some interesting points. We discussed implications of the draft regulations including likely limitations on access to safe and effective birth control. But there is another issue here that disturbs me greatly. Last week we talked a little bit about…

  • Scene III, wherein we move on to more important things

    What could be more important than a good old-fashioned flame war? I’ll get to that in a moment, so please stick with me. The recent imbroglio between some of our doctor bloggers and non-physician scientists got me thinking (so it couldn’t be all bad). As a quick summary, PhysioProf of the DrugMonkey blog used an…