PrintJune 20, 2007
Thrift, Thrift, Horatio
The current uproar about harvesting embryos for stem cells and 'encouraging' organ donations reminds me of the story about the missionary sailing overseas to take up her post in a primitive country. When she mentioned her destination to a fellow traveler, he gasped, "You can't go there----they're cannibals!". On landing, she hurriedly checked with the consul of the country where she was supposed to reside. He reassured her, "Oh no, madam, you will be perfectly safe. It is true that, many years ago, we had some very unfortunate customs but these have been completely eradicated; you have nothing to fear" As she sighed in relief and rose to go, he added, "Of course, if you should happen to die a natural death, you would not be wasted."It is gratifying to see the Healthcare-Industrial Complex showing similar signs of thrift, even if it's the cynical kind that Hamlet spoke of. But I feel compelled to question the purity of...(Read Full Article)
