Recently, a man in the UK, Alex Baxter, killed himself after being denied a new, likely effective (as in, life-prolonging and quality-enhancing) but very expensive cancer drug, Sutent. In his case, it was the insurer denying him the drug, while his doctor had prescribed it and even appealed the decision not to provide the money. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Cancer Patients Not Getting New Drug
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Medication, Pro-Life on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Medical Miracles in Fetuses
Posted in Health and Medical Care, Pro-Life on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I first became interested in the abortion debate in 2001, it was after a Dutch professor had suggested abortion be allowed up to 27 weeks gestation (it was 24 weeks then, was restricted to 21 weeks a few years ago due to viability clauses). The reasoning behind the opinion was that an unborn child [...]
