Why moral suffering can be a good thing
6/19/202654 min
It's tempting to think suffering should be avoided at all costs, but moral suffering has its own distinct standing. It signals a moral conscience. Without a moral compass there’s no motivation to address necessary issues. IDEAS explores the landscape of moral injury — and the often hidden toll exacted by guilt whenever we don’t (or can’t) act on what we believe is right.
Guests in this episode:
Cynda Rushton is a nurse and a professor of nursing and bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.
Robert Meagher is an emeritus professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Thea Lim is a novelist, culture writer, and creative writing teacher in Toronto.
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Nahlah Ayed· Host0:33
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Cynda Rushton· Guest0:38
[music] I cared for a young child who had had a very serious anoxic brain injury and was left in a persistent vegetative state. At that point in time, the parents, when they were informed of her condition, really felt that sustaining her body with machines and ventilation was not what they wanted for their child, and they asked the clinical team to discontinue those. At that particular time, the clinical team did not feel that that was an appropriate response and refused their request.