by APFLI | May 23, 2015 | Abortion Industry / Planned Parenthood
A Florida Court of Appeals has ruled that Planned Parenthood’s recently opened facility in Kissimmee cannot provide surgical abortions because the procedures violate restrictions placed on facilities in the medical park where the abortion clinic is located. Planned...
by APFLI | May 22, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old terminally ill woman who moved to Oregon to end her life under that state’s assisted dying law has changed the conversation around assisted suicide. Americans’ attitudes toward end-of-life decisions have been shifting over the past few...
by APFLI | May 21, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death among youths and young adults aged 10–24 years in the United States, accounting for 4,599 deaths (1,2). During 1990–2003, the combined suicide rate for persons aged 10–24 years declined 28.5%,...
by APFLI | May 21, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
For decades, suicide prevention hotline volunteers have helped talk people out of committing suicide. Now, however, a 1-800 End of Life Consultation service sponsored by assisted suicide proponents will offer free counseling sessions to terminally ill Californians...
by APFLI | May 21, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A seminal study finds that the number of requests for suicides declines when patients are successfully treated for depression. The research could have a significant impact on the assisted suicide debate as pro-life advocates have long said patients mostly seek help...
