tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574087.post112395145831251057..comments2023-08-25T09:44:42.886-04:00Comments on The Lyceum: Respirators and Feeding TubesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190478379984737926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574087.post-90407665112867247282018-08-13T12:04:11.927-04:002018-08-13T12:04:11.927-04:00This blog website is pretty cool! How was it made ...This blog website is pretty cool! How was it made ! <a href="https://5productreviews.com/best-full-face-respirators/" rel="nofollow">Best Full Face Respirators in 2018</a><br />Prinxess https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313504668917104996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574087.post-1124338855154455142005-08-18T00:20:00.000-04:002005-08-18T00:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for your objection Kyle. It's really good ...Thanks for your objection Kyle. It's really good to hear people's comments on arguments like this, since it's such a difficult topic.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190478379984737926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14574087.post-1124117031119328812005-08-15T10:43:00.000-04:002005-08-15T10:43:00.000-04:00Thank you for your thoughtful response Kyle.There ...Thank you for your thoughtful response Kyle.<BR/><BR/>There are two main comments I'd make:<BR/><BR/>First, invasiveness is not the only standard of ordinary versus extraordinary care (though traditionally, it, along with accessibility, have been considered the main ones). Another important standard is how much it interferes with normal functioning, that is, the debilitation standard. Ventilators prevent speaking and iron lungs prevent moving around at all. They are both highly debilitating. The debilitation standard exists because we may reasonably suppose that someone avoiding a debilitating treatment is avoiding the treatment itself rather than seeking death for its own sake.<BR/><BR/>Second, whether or not a device causes an organ to do what it would normally do is irrelevant to invasiveness. In fact, almost all medicine and especially all medical devices cause the body to do what it would normally do (a correctly functioning body is one of the most common definitions of health). Invasiveness is a standard related to the degree of bodily manipulation, not the type of bodily manipulation. As such, that a respirator simulates normal lung function does not make it less invasive.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190478379984737926noreply@blogger.com