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 17, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[Comment: The last time there was a good op-ed on assisted suicide, I was surprised to see that the subsequent letters to the editor were almost all from the pro-assisted suicide side. If you would like to write a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal,...
by APFLI | May 28, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Scottish assisted suicide bill was just defeated in Parliament by a vote of 82 – 36. The defeat of the assisted suicide bill was predicted by the Care Not Killing Alliance earlier in the week when they announced that 59 MSP’s opposed the bill with...
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...
by APFLI | May 17, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[This was in 2008. We are not certain if this policy still exists.] Eastern Washington’s largest hospital system, Providence Health Care, has said assisted suicide will not be permitted in its hospitals: “This position is grounded in our basic values of respect for...
