by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Spanish magazine Huellas has published an interview with Sylvie Menard, one of the most renowned oncologists in Europe who for many years was a supporter of euthanasia but several months ago changed her views after she was diagnosed with bone cancer. Menard told...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
On Tuesday, the State of Arizona passed a bill known as “Jesse’s Law”, which will help protect incapacitated patients from being euthanized. The new law, inspired by the ordeal of Jesse Ramirez, closed a loophole in the decision-making process for...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Twelve days after she was initially denied food and water, a California court ruled that Janet Rivera is entitled to the nutrition and hydration that a guardian revoked. Rivera is the latest disabled patient like Terri Schiavo to draw the attention of pro-life...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The report by Kenneth R. Stevens, Jr., published by the Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation, takes its data from sources including medical journals, legal investigations and the press, and concludes that “Many doctors who have participated in...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Dignitas, the Swiss group that has assisted the suicides of 619 of its Swiss and foreign members since 1998, has petitioned the Swiss Supreme Court to permit it to facilitate the deaths of those deemed chronically depressed or mentally ill. Dignitas founder Ludwig...
