Doctors Take The Hippocratic Oath Too Seriously,

Having Been An Oncologist And Having Cared For Scores, If Not Hundreds, Of Dying Patients, When You Don't Have A Treatment That Can Shrink The Tumor And The Patient Will Die, It's A Very Difficult Conversation. It's Emotionally Draining.

Over His Illustrious Career, John Harris Has Explored The Most Challenging Bioethical Questions With Insight, Engaging Wit, And Eloquence. In Enhancing Evolution, Harris Does It Again. He Argues That It Is Not Just An Option But An Obligation For People To Use Available Biomedical Technologies To Enhance Their Own--and Their Children's--physical And Mental Abilities. Harris Rightly Deserves His Reputation For Fearlessly Following His Ethical Arguments Wherever They Lead.

I Guess, As An Emanuel, I Have A Voice That Carries.

Patients Who Are Being Kept Alive By Technology And Want To End Their Lives Already Have A Recognized Constitutional Right To Stop Any And All Medical Interventions, From Respirators To Antibiotics. They Do Not Need Physician-assisted Suicide Or Euthanasia.

The President Recognizes That Funding Global Health Is Good For National Security, Domestic Health And Global Diplomacy. Consequently, President Obama Has Steadily Increased Funding For The President's Emergency Plan For Aids Relief, Or Pepfar, Which Was Created By President Bush And Has Strong Bipartisan Support.