The headline-making story in November
regarding a 14-year-old girl’s legal battle to
have her body frozen after death, in the hope
of
reanimation and cure
in centuries
to
come, was tragic all round. Her mother’s
attention was focused elsewhere in the girl’s
final hours, her estranged father was not
allowed to see her even after her death and
the hospital team were greatly distressed by
the preparation process for freezing. Grief at
the loss of a child is hard enough to bear
without such additional complications
One could almost be forgiven for thinking that there is a conspiracy to hide the medical consequences of permissive behaviour from the public at large. EN asked a practising GP to explain the facts. (Some readers may find the details offensive - for which we apologise.)
The dangers and difficulties associated with indiscriminate sexual activity are frequently down-played. One currently popular text on the psychology of adolescence blithely asserts that 'the figures do not support commonly prevailing mythology' that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are increasing. This is simply untrue.
