Dear Abby letters about organ donation and abuse
A reader critique of an organ donation column prompts Abby to defend transplant ethics while a survivor of incest seeks help. A caller recounts abuse by a family member. Abby urges counseling, reporting, and support resources for molestation survivors. The exchange highlights belief differences and the need for mental health assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.G. Bayes
Clifton, N.J
MR. Hayes
Abby
Burt
Family Service Agency
Mental Health Association
2 Reading
Wallace
Michelle
Wilkes Barre
Planet Earth
DR. Wallace
Frank
Erie
Explaining the term brain dead in medical ethics
A reader asks what brain death means as doctors rely on brain function loss to declare death. The answer outlines brain death criteria, legal implications, the Quinlan case, living wills, and guidance for families facing life support decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Gott
Karen Ann Quinlan
Ms. Quinlan
New Jersey
W. Sith St
New York
N.Y
Drug use dropping among teens
Nationwide survey of over 16,000 high school seniors by University of Michigan psychologist Lloyd Johnston shows teen drug use declining to its lowest level since 1975. Marijuana, cocaine, alcohol and other substances fell, while crack use edged up slightly. Daily cigarette smoking also eased. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, credits shifting attitudes toward drugs as a key factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Lloyd Johnston
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Wallace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Robert ‘Test
Peter Gott
Robert Wallace
GE Summer Sizzler
Mee
Tota Eer Meg
Me A Tage
Paris
Labor
Re Ee Peete
Unis
Posi & Pans
Womart
Stymatey
Tene Grecubun
Sactarae
Petraes
Egret
Seemaker
Tony
Erin
Vicu
Nee Npven
Yy Moras
Orm Cm
Ome Een
Eve Tga
Pieenote
Watranae Nln
East ST
Prederick
SUN 2
Hiltaoes
Frederck
Sun
Perera
Nargi Haskee
Mimi Basker
Foley Teash