by APFLI | Jun 8, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A new analysis of Dutch doctors by researchers in the Netherlands finds that they are more frequently using euthanasia to kill sick children, sometimes taking the country’s assisted suicide laws as far as they will allow. The European nation legalized euthanasia...
by APFLI | Jun 7, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother
Paul Smith, an elderly man who suffered with severe cerebral palsy from an early age, created incredible works of art using nothing but a typewriter for decades. Paul used ten of the symbol keys on the typewriter, and compiled a portfolio of hundreds of masterpieces,...
by APFLI | Jun 7, 2015 | Right to Life - Archive
In 2011, life expectancy at birth was 78.7 years for the total U.S. population, 76.3 years for males, and 81.1 years for females. Life expectancy was highest for Hispanics for both males and females. In each racial/ethnic group, females had higher life expectancies...
by APFLI | Jun 7, 2015 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings
The brave woman who refused brain surgery to give birth to her unborn baby free from the effects of the surgery, is improving and her baby is headed home. Melissa C., 39, is a modern-day hero. Her dreams of becoming a mother finally came true even if she wasn’t awake...
by APFLI | Jun 7, 2015 | Right to Life - Archive
Each year, approximately 1.5 million U.S. adults have a heart attack or stroke, resulting in approximately 30 deaths every hour and, for nonfatal events, often leading to long-term disability (1). Overall, an estimated 14 million survivors of heart attacks and strokes...
