Kansas Boy Was Dead
The controversy surrounding the declaration of the death of 14-year-old Michael J. Todd by neuorological criteria is over. The family obtained a second opinion and learned, to their sorrow, that their boy was indeed dead. The allegations of insensitive remarks made by a doctor have been denied by the hospital. In any event, these can be very difficult issues and the obtaining of the second opinion was the right way to go.
posted by Wesley J. Smith @ 1:52 PM
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3 Comments:
Mr Smith,
Why do you think our society (and the world) is so in love with death?
Saxe
St. Paul, MN
The most succinct explanation I have ever seen came from the pen of Canadian journalist, Andrew Coyne:
"A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death. A culture that has lost its faith in life cannot comprehend why it should be endured." Thanks for writing.
The former also posits and affirmative human duty to try and alleviate each other's pain. Help people get through the night, as it were. The latter abandons the suffering and despairing to death.
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