The Point of Medicine
The following articles fall under this category of content within The Point of Medicine.
Dr. Andre Mickel: Living Out Ministry in Academia & Healthcare
Dr. Andre Mickel joins us for a conversation about what it means to boldly follow Jesus in one of the most secular corners of healthcare: academia.
Dr. Ewan Goligher: How Shall We Then Die? A Christian Physician’s Response to the Assisted-Death Crisis
Guest Dr. Ewan Goligher, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology at the University of Toronto and a critical care physician at the University Health Network, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a candid conversation about the rapid rise of assisted death and the ethical crossroads facing modern medicine.
People with Disabilities Are Under Threat from Rationalized State-Sanctioned Killing
For vulnerable populations, such as those with disabilities, the elderly and those struggling with mental illness, assisted suicide represents corruption and erosion of trust in healthcare professionals and the patient-physician relationship.
Where There is Despair, Let Me Bring Hope: Assisted Suicide, the Moral Dissociation Curve and Compassionate Love
I suspect several of those reading this essay have had patients like the one described. How are we to care for this suffering person? Do we acquiesce to his request if we’re in a state where assisted suicide is legal? As a medical culture and a society, we are at a crossroads as to how we will care for the aging and infirm populations of our graying nation.
Suffering and Facing Death
No fewer than 20 states introduced assisted suicide bills so far in 2024, and polling suggests the majority of Americans are sympathetic to the cause. According to the stats, this must mean a number of supporters would at least call themselves Christians, which strikes me as a sad development considering the rich tradition of Christian thought regarding how we should live in our final days.
