Faculty Bibliography

Admittedly, not everyone who wrote was of the opinion that I was always careful and thoughtful. OK, to be honest, almost no one who wrote thought I was both. Or either. While lots of folks disagreed with what I had to say about allowing foreigners with AIDS to enter the country, banning silicon breast implants, overturning the federal gag rule on discussions of abortion in family planning clinics and slamming companies that penalize their workers for unhealthy lifestyles, no topic brought more ire into my mailbox than my columns against doctor-assisted euthanasia

The Garrisons are not alone in saying that had they known that their fetus had Down's syndrome, they would have ended the pregnancy. The Southern Medical Journal has just published a comprehensive study by a team of researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine that sheds light on what most parents do when an amniocentesis reveals that their fetus has Down's syndrome

The fact that [Bree Walker Lampley] has managed to live a life of fame and accomplishment while pulling in what must be some pretty big bucks as a prominent media personality didn't prevent [Jane Norris] from repeatedly asking this question for nearly an hour. Nor did the fact that the Lampleys already have a child with the condition. The only unfair aspect of what is a notably low moment in public discourse is that no one with any disability experience is given a chance to point out that life can still be enjoyed even with dysfunctional fingers and toes

Arthur Caplan urges the FDA to ignore the self-interested pleas of the breast-implant industry and restrict the use of silicone-gel implants to restorative purposes until those who manufacture and implant these devices can show they are reasonably safe

Dozens of women have complained to the FDA and its advisory panel that they have been made sick when their implants broke and leaked silicone gel into their bodies. The FDA has never tested the implants for safety. They were in use long before the FDA got the authority to regulate them

In the past few months, many pundits have wondered why there is so much interest in Derek Humphry's how-to-kill-yourself book, "Final Exit." They have puzzled about how the unsuccessful Proposition 119, which would have made it legal for doctors to kill patients, ever got on the ballot in Washington state. They are astounded that public-opinion polls show so much support for making it legal for doctors to assist their patients in dying. They wonder why Dr. Jack Kevorkian has so many supporters

Arthur Caplan comments on the fact that most people in the US only notice the horror of AIDS when a "good" person who didn't "deserve" to get the virus gets AIDS. He says that he believes that Magic Johnson can be a powerful voice to warn America about AIDS

"Did you hear, did you hear?" He probably asked six or seven times. "Yeah, [Eddie]," I said, "I heard." I knew exactly what Eddie was asking about, although he never told me. See, Eddie is a fanatical basketball fan. He has also been infected with the HIV virus for at least two years. "I can't believe it," Eddie said. "[Magic Johnson]. Damn."