Bill The Butcher-Bill holds forth on a seldom discussed topic of men’s health.

In 2006, then President Bush made the heartfelt statement “Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love towards their patients.” Boy, he wasn’t kidding.

We have made great strides in the prevention and treatment of disease. Things that would have resulted in death a hundred years ago, like a ruptured appendix or consumption are easily treated with surgical intervention and antibiotics. However do we go too far in requiring that our ideals of treatment are met regardless of the patient’s wishes?