by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Regional Oversight Boards for Euthanasia indicated there were 1,933 euthanasia deaths in 2005, up from 1,886 in 2004 and 1,815 in 2003. However, the agency also said that only about half of all likely euthanasia deaths are reported to the federal government. The...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
David Williams, 51, is a father of three with a spinal tumor who considered ending his life. Williams was diagnosed with the tumor in 1990 that left him in “excruciating pain.” “I was 35 at the time and they (the surgeons) brought me down and said,...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Not Dead Yet UK, launched on 12May06, is opposed to assisted suicide. Jane Campbell convened NDY UK, seeing the need for an umbrella group for the many voices in the disability community expressing fear and opposition to assisted suicide legislation. Diane Coleman is...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The British House of Lords voted 148-100 against a measure that would have legalized assisted suicide. The vote is a huge victory for pro-life advocates, disability groups and doctors who campaigned together to stop the bill from becoming law. Introduced by Lord...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a vote this week, the British Medical Association (BMA) took a clear stand against physician assisted suicide. 65% of the 500 doctors at the BMA’s meeting in Belfast voted against the proposal to accept assisted suicide. This represents a significant...
