by APFLI | Sep 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
On September 16, the American College of Physicians sent the following letter to California Governor Jerry Brown asking him to veto the End of Life Option Act (ABX2-15), which would legalize physician-assisted suicide. Dear Governor Brown, The American College of...
by APFLI | Aug 25, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Canadian doctors remain deeply divided over whether and how to provide medical aid in dying, and what is required of those who refuse to assist in ending a patient’s life. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that patients who face...
by APFLI | May 24, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Vermont legislature has fast-tracked a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide, and California may not be far behind. If the legislatures in these states do vote to redefine physician-assisted suicide as a legitimate and legal “medical treatment,” a large part...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Comment: The euthanasia movement routinely denies the existence of a slippery slope and touts the effectiveness of its “safeguards.” Note that the UK experience is rarely cited by euthanasia promoters. [N. Valko RN, 24 July 12] Pro-Euthanasia Movement...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Primum non nocere. First do no harm. This edict has been part of medical ethics since the time of the ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, in the fifth century B.C. It is found in the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of medical writing attributed to Hippocrates. The...