Thoughts About Euthanasia, Abortions, and Botched Executions

Kenny Minker published an article via Medium.com titled "The Global Shift Toward Legalizing Euthanasia Is Moving Fast". It is an excellent read. After reading, I left a few comments.  My thoughts shared at the article are also published below.  I would like my comments to be seen by my JDV blog visitors, who don't visit the Medium platform.

I've always been curious about euthanasia.

I have heard stories about abortion clinics. Sometimes when the fetus is surgically removed from the womb, it is late enough in the pregnancy that the little baby human has a heartbeat and lungs. In other words, the baby removed from the womb is ALIVE! The babies even cry. In those cases, they place the living babies in a dark room and let them LITERALLY … CRY THEMSELVES TO DEATH!!

Some might think that's not murder. Some might say it's a type of euthanasia, a mercy killing. After all, the baby wasn't wanted in this world anyway! So what if they survived a violent abortion? You know? SO WHAT!!

So suppose when administering euthanasia for a full-grown person ~ a senior citizen, a middle-aged adult, a young adult, a teenager, or a person of any age, old enough to be living outside of the womb. Suppose after whatever it is that the doctor does to put the patient to death … THEY DON'T DIE!!

What should be done? Take a sledgehammer and bash the person's head in. Take a sharp blade and chop off the person's head. Throw them off the top of a skyscraper.

DID YOU KNOW? Prisoners on death row have survived lethal injections or other forms of botched executions.

DID YOU KNOW? If the death row prisoners survived their execution, do you know that there are people who would argue that the law should not allow another attempt to execute. Because it would be “cruel and unusual punishment”.

What would be the law of a person SURVIVED A MERCY KILLING?

Yeah yeah yeah … there were official bona-fide health records with doctors and nurses certifying up and down that that patient was never going to make it! They were going to dwindle and wither away in great pain and agony. We all know records kept by human beings can never be falsified. Right?

We all know that family members would never contemplate getting rid of another family member because taking care of them is not only expensive, but burdensome and inconvenient. Family will always show mercy when it's their family. Right?

* Have you ever thought that some deaths that have occurred by way of LEGAL euthanasia were NOT actually and genuinely for the sake of showing mercy to the poor suffering individual?

* Have you ever wondered about how many people would “conveniently” die from legalized “mercy killings” if euthanasia were legal all around the world?

If doctors really had the power over life and death, why is it they usually tell families and loved ones: “I've done all that I can do. Now we just have to wait.” OR "I've done all that I can do. But I couldn't save them."

Death with dignity? Uh huh.

Euthanasia is really just Murder dressed up to look like an act of mercy.

Life and death are acts of God.

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Floral Diversity: Transplant Flowers to Cure Homesickness

Florida was discovered by an explorer named Ponce de Leon. He named the state “Florida” which is the Spanish word for “flowers”, because, upon his arrival in this new land, he saw nothing but gorgeous flowers everywhere. I imagine one of the flowers must have been the hibiscus, a flower that grew in the front yard of my childhood home. In fact, as a kid, it seemed like this flower was everywhere!  We had hibiscus that grew in the front yard of my childhood home. Many hardy hibiscus are native to Florida; but for obvious reasons, the orange blossom was chosen as the state flower. But that's OK because ... the hibiscus is the state flower of Hawaii. There are seven species of hibiscus native to this state. Also known as pua aloalo in Hawaiian, this flower represents royalty and communicated power and respect.

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When I moved from Florida to Texas, shortly after my arrival, I was in a store shopping for items for my new home. I overheard a lady talking to another lady. She said she had just returned to her home in Texas. She had been vacationing in Florida and she was so excited because she had found this wonderful flower! She said she just had to bring this gorgeous flower back home to Texas and plant it her garden.  Being from Florida, my curiosity was peaked. I wondered what Florida flower had impressed her so much. Turns out that it was the hibiscus.  Not surprised.

Links of Interest:

• Hibiscus Transplant Info - When And How To Transplant A Hibiscus
• Hibiscus Dying or Struggling? 7 Ways to Revive Your Plant
• Hibiscus Wilting After Transplant: What to Do - GFL Outdoors

The medicinal benefits of hibiscus tea are numerous; it can reduce the risk of cancer, help with weight loss and more.  However ... 

• CAUTION!  According to Medical News Today, hibiscus can interact with certain medications. For example, people who take chloroquine, a medication used to treat malaria, should not consume hibiscus because it may decrease how well the medicine works in the body.

I’ll never take the hibiscus flower from my childhood for granted ever again. In fact, if you ever relocate and feel a little homesick, try transplanting a flower that reminds you of the home you left behind.

If you have relocated to a new home, what are flowers that remind you of your childhood home?

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Are You Ready to Trust Dr. AI? (My Answer to This Question)

Kshitija(KJ) Gupte published an article via Medium.com titled "Are we ready to put our health in the hands of Dr. AI?". It is an excellent read. After reading I left a few comments.  When it comes to the use of AI by members of the healthcare profession, almost everybody has thoughts about this topic.  My thoughts shared at the article are also published below.  I would like my comments with my JDV blog visitors, who don't visit the Medium platform. 

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I don't have any problem with "Dr. AI". The technology is not the problem. The misuse and abuse of technology is the problem.

And who can misuse and abuse technology? HUMANS!

So it all boils down to whether or not people in the healthcare profession have ethics and morals, mercy and compassion ... i.e. humanity.

Because all the technology in the world can't replace the mind of a person who is dishonest and has no integrity. Whether they use AI or not, you're putting your health in their hands.

The thing is ... you can't always spot a doctor who is disguised as “Dr. Death”, who is misdiagnosing you intentionally, to make merchandise out of you.

Several years ago, I lived in a US city where there was an article in the newspaper about doctors who were deliberately misdiagnosing patients, making them sicker, and then re-diagnosing them (after their condition had worsened) so that they could continue to treat them for a longer period of time. Why cure your patient on their first visit, when you can keep them coming back over and over again? Disgusting isn't it? Sad, but true.

Artificial intelligence is just a tool to be used in conjunction with human intelligence.

But nobody has figured out how to program the intelligence of a person to be a DECENT HUMAN BEING!!

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DNA is considered the blueprint of life. ...

Sharing a few thought after reading an excellent article published via USAToday.

After more than 20 years, scientists are finally done mapping the human genome, Approximately 8% of genetic material could not be deciphered with previous technology. That missing 8% was like a detective story with the pages missing that tell you who committed the crime. Why is this important? You could say that “Earlier maps, he said, were missing entire chapters of the book of life.”

“Mapping this genetic material should help explain how humans adapted to and survived infections and plagues, how our bodies clear toxins, how individuals respond differently to drugs, what makes the brain distinctly human and what makes each of us distinct from each other”, said Evan Eichler, a geneticist at the University of Washington School of Medicine who helped lead the research. Now, "we can continuously read the book with almost no errors," he said, "we can get from Page 1 to the final chapter."

RE: HEALTH AND MEDICINE: There is still a lot that is unknown, however, what is known about DNA mapping is used in medical care. The human genome is now routinely used in determining cancer treatment, reactions to certain drugs and identifying inherited genetic diseases.

RE: CRIME: DNA tests have revealed cases of “fertility fraud”. When a female patient went to receive artificial insemination, she was led to believe that it was the sperm of anonymous donor. Evidently, the doctor was donating his own sperm. How many patients did he did that to? I'm guessing the doctor knows OR he maybe he did it so many times he lost count. I'm not sure he has been found. The report I heard indicates he “could not be reached”. But this case opened up a “can of worms” and now several fertility doctors are being investigated.

• Mapping of human DNA is complete. Here's what that means for humanity.  

Article writer: Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday.com.