Flustered

Euthanasia, abortion and killing new born babies. You know what. This was not in mind when I dreamt of becoming a doctor as a kid.

Personally I am not a fan of ethical arguing. Mainly cause it never leads anywhere. "On the other hand" is a phrase you can always use and on the conversation goes. Those who don't deal with these things in their own life are often most enthusiastic about them. With my profession ethics does not stay in a theoretical level. It is there always present and the most difficult questions come without warning. It is not a theory, it is the life of a true person right in front of you. And you have a chance to totally screw up.

The talk is active again thanks to a paper published in Journal of Medical Ethics. A potential person is not the same as a person thus the killing of new borns is ok? The road to these conclusions is long I bet. What moral, ethical or ideoogical backround such clames must have. Is this the kind of world we want to live in? In the end, if you think all of this is only a coinsidence and life has no meaning what so ever, it must be hard to define right and wrong. If there is no God, everything is permitted.
  
Somehow medical personel is expected to do wonders these days. People think they're clients when in fact they're actually patients. The kind of sick consumerism entered our hospitals and clinics ages ago. But now since someone's moral standards have reached a new level, does that imply it should be put to action. The reason why medical doctors have raised their voices against this is that in time, if this would become legal it would be naturally their job to play the part of the executioner. Anyone can be a killer, not everyone can be a doctor.