Feb. 27
Adv. US History
Focus:
Immigration
CW:
return forecasting forms
notes: Jewish immigration
library prep: immigrant groups in the US and Canada
HW:
Reader: Paul Bennett: pp. 347-58
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Psychology (27; Mar. 2)
Focus:
CW:
Unit 1 exam
HW:
TQ-Psychodynamic theory
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 7:44 AM
3 Comments:
So Carlisle, I was reading in a book (Better A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande) and I found something really shocking that I didn't even realize:
I had no idea they still used firing squads, hanging and even gas chambers up into the nineties. (Last gas chamber execution was in 1992?) It just makes me squeemish. I can't get my feelings straight to figure out if I think it's horrible or what.
Now for lethal injections, Oregon passed a law, (a while ago) that requires doctors to be present or even help administer rejections and call time of death at the execution! I don't even know how to get around the ethics of that. I could never ever do that. It would be beyond my moral code as a doctor.
Just wanted to know your thoughts, knowledge and opinions on this.
9:09 PM
Yes, I've heard debate/discussion about the Hippocratic Oath and the death penalty. I think it's ironic that a doctor who pledged "to do no harm" is involved in the execution of an individual by the state. It's a tricky subject that I'm not comfortable sharing my feelings about on the blog. I don't want to let my personal feelings be truly known on capital punishment. I need to remain neutral you know.
10:30 PM
Oh yeah, I understand.
Sorry to put you in that position. :)
10:53 PM
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