Koop: The Memoirs of America's Family Doctor

America's most popular and influential Surgeon General discusses the great medical issues of his tenure--AIDS, cancer from cigarette tobacco, and his anti-choice stance on abortion--and recounts his personal life from his early years in Brooklyn to today

Biographies & Memoirs

KOOP, C. Everett

Professionals & Academics

Random House]

"If a mother can kill her own children, then what can be next?" Mother Teresa once asked. What indeed? Once the value of human life has been depreciated, as in Roe v. Wade and the Baby Doe Case, no one is safe. Once "quality of life" is substituted for the absolute value of human life itself, we all are endangered. Already respected scientists are calling for a time period following birth (a week or so) to decide if newborns have "sufficient quality of life" to be allowed to live. Already committees of "medical professionals" would like to decide whether the "quality of life" of the elderly or anyone seriously ill is high enough to allow them to go on living. In this moving book, the renowned pediatric surgeon and Surgeon General of the United States, C. Everett Koop, M.D., joins with one of the leading Christian thinkers of our day, Francis A. Schaeffer, to analyze the widespread implications and frightening loss of human rights brought on by today's practices of abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia. They see the present as a crucial turning point. Choices are being made that undermine human rights at their most basic level. Practices once labeled "unthinkable" are now considered acceptable. The destruction of human life, young and old, is being sanctioned on an ever-increasing scale by the medical profession, by the courts, by parents, and by silent citizens. "But what can I do?" you ask. "I'm just one person." You can start by reading this book. Yes, it will shock you. And it will make you weep. But it will also help you see how you can actually make a difference.

Whatever Happened to the Human Race?

Politics & Social Sciences

SCHAEFFER, Francis A.

Politics & Government

F.H. Revell Co

Visible & palpable lesions in children

Grune Stratton

This book carries an urgent message to Americans on the controversial issues of abortion and euthanasia. These are emotional issues. In "The Right to Live; The Right to Die," Dr. C. Everett Koop, who was one of the United States' most prominent surgeons, examines current attitudes and trends from several important perspectives: medical, personal, social, and theological. He turns the spotlight on the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, on the Karen Quinlan case, and evaluates their influence on your future. Dr. Koop was surgeon-in-chief at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He was catapulted into worldwide fame in 1974 when he and his team successfully separated Siamese twin baby girls in a spectacular 10½-hour operation. Dr. Koop died in 2013 at the age of 96.

The right to live, the right to die

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Sometimes mountains move

Tyndale House Publishers

Why Should Christians Care About the Dignity of Human Life? 
What determines whether a life has value? Does age, ability, or health? Scripture tells us that we are all created in the image and likeness of God, and Christians are called to defend the dignity of his creation. But as debates rage around issues from abortion to euthanasia, it can be difficult to speak up against opposing viewpoints. 
In Whatever Happened to the Human Race?, renowned theologian Francis A. Schaeffer and former US surgeon general C. Everett Koop, MD argue that society’s view of life quickly deteriorates when we devalue God’s creation through “anti-life” and “anti-God” practices. First written forty years ago, their perspectives are still relevant today as secular humanist issues, including euthanasia and infanticide, increasingly take hold in our culture. Their medical, historical, and theological insights empower readers to affirm a pro-life worldview and defend it confidently.

Whatever Happened to the Human Race? (Repackage)

Sociology

Crossway

Dr. Magee examines the mega trends that are changing our health care system, offering advice and solutions on how to fix the system.

Health Politics: Power, Populism and Health

Medical Books

Magee, Mike

Administration & Medicine Economics

Spencer Books

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