Category Archives: infanticide

Chicago Action Alert On Peter Singer: The Worst You Can Do

ACTION ALERT Peter Singer: The Worst You Can Do On Saturday, October 24, the bioethicist Dr. Peter Singer will be delivering a lecture at Northwestern University in Evanston. The lecture is titled “The Most Good You Can Do.” Ironically Dr. Singer is well known for his views that people with severe disabilities do not lead … Continue reading Chicago Action Alert On Peter Singer: The Worst You Can Do

Australia: ABC ‘Ramp-Up’ Editor Writes “The Case Against Peter Singer”

“The Drum” – part of Australia’s ABC network – is featuring a response to a recent “Q & A” with Peter Singer on the network. Readers of this blog can guess some of the territory he covered – infanticide, euthanasia, personhood, etc.  Anyone curious can check out the interview. The responder to Singer is Stella … Continue reading Australia: ABC ‘Ramp-Up’ Editor Writes “The Case Against Peter Singer”

Jacob Appel: Bad Medical Historian, Questionable Ethicist or Just a “Spin Doctor?”

As a left-handed tribute to “bioethicist and medical historian” Jacob M. Appel, I have titled this blog entry as a question, leading uninformed readers to think maybe I will seriously analyze an issue with two or more sides.  In fact, as readers of this blog know, I have a definite viewpoint and people come to … Continue reading Jacob Appel: Bad Medical Historian, Questionable Ethicist or Just a “Spin Doctor?”

Media: Broadcast of Discussion of Euthanasia with Me and Dutch Doctor

Just a brief alert on this one, for anyone interested. Last week, I participated in a taping of a discussion of euthanasia with Dr. Bert Keizer on the show “The State We’re In” on the English version of Radio Netherlands. It was a polite discussion, and we covered a lot of territory. Among other things, … Continue reading Media: Broadcast of Discussion of Euthanasia with Me and Dutch Doctor

Peter Singer in Chicago: NDY Moved, But Disability Activism Remains

On March 9th, Peter Singer made an appearance in Chicago promoting a new book. When he recently and belatedly found out that NDY headquarters had moved from Chicago, he might have figured that he’d get a free pass from any annoying disabled detractors. A free pass is what he didn’t get. NDY headquarters is gone, … Continue reading Peter Singer in Chicago: NDY Moved, But Disability Activism Remains