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I suspect Nucleus readers would endorse the concepts of the group Médecins Sans Frontières (doctors without borders) who take clinical care into war zones and advance arguments into political places where advocates have hitherto feared to tread. But do we go along with what I am here christening 'bioethics sans...
Response to Enigma 5: You are a surgical house officer. An 87 year old lady has been admitted with an acute abdomen. She is too frail for surgery and is for supportive treatment only. She has been put 'not for resuscitation'. She is currently comfortable and your consultant has asked...
In April Fiona Pinto and Joseph Biddulph, two pro-life candidates standing for election to the Welsh National Assembly, were arrested and charged with a public order offence after displaying a poster of a 21-week aborted fetus. At trial in September the arresting officer reported that, 'The general public demanded the...
It is very easy to feel judgmental in this situation. From my experience, it is likely that the woman will actually be quite upset. We must remember God's love for her, despite the apparent attitude she has towards her unborn baby. God loved us even when we were still sinners.[1]...
This is a difficult and emotionally charged area. One of the most important points to remember is that this couple has already experienced a great deal of emotional and psychological pain. We must be sensitive to this and respond to them with compassion and love. We need to treat them...
In this new column I intend to stimulate your mind, challenge your brain cells and encourage you to think biblically about some of the clinical situations you will come across as you go on in your medical career. Each issue will have a new question to be puzzled over and...
The House of Lords' Select Committee on Stem Cell Research has just granted permission for cloned human embryos to be produced for research on the grounds that they are necessary to develop treatments for degenerative diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes. Whether they provide the only potential means of treatment...
This short, easily read and very challenging book is not to be missed by any Christian medic! The introduction gives a brief historical overview of how our country has shifted in its thinking over recent decades. There has been a change from a culture of life to a culture of...
