Category Archives: Bioethics
Tales Of Ethics Dunces Past: Recalling the Self-Indulgent Suicide of Hunter Thompson
Recalling Hunter Thompson’s unethical suicide. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Character, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Family, U.S. Society
Don Cornelius, Suicide…and Ethics Hero?
If the current trend does not change, then the choice of an older American to end his or her life before it becomes a societal burden will be both rational and heroic, and our attitudes about the ethics of suicide will have to evolve accordingly. Continue reading
The Corruption Problem
Sure, corporations corrupt the political system. So does that statement. Continue reading
Poll: 84% Don’t Have a Clue What “Ethical” Means
If asked whether cloning a pet is unethical, your proper response is, “What a stupid question!” Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Bioethics, Religion and Philosophy, Science & Technology, The Internet
The Third Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2011 (Part 2)
The second and final part of the Ethics Alarms 2011 Worsts. The Bests will be here soon! Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Libertarian Andrew Cohen
“Lookie lookie! Come see the Amazing Libertarian who supports intrusive state power!” Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Ethics Dunces, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, The Internet, U.S. Society
Obama, Sibelius and Plan B: Bad Science, Bad Ethics, Bad Policy
Obama’s HHS and Bush have made the same politically motivated decision regarding the “morning after” pill. But the Obama Administration’s call was more cynical. Continue reading
Filed under Bioethics, Family, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, Health and Medicine
The Fat Kid, the Slippery Slope, and the Cliff
When a society sees more justification for removing a child from his family because he is fat than when his mother is on crack, has no job, beats her children or lives with a succession of men of questionable character, the slippery slope leads to, and off, a cliff. That cliff represents government intrusion into personal decisions, lifestyles and relationships to a degree that was previously unimaginable. Continue reading
“Walking Dead” Ethics
Reverse abortion ethics! Honest! Continue reading
