by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Dutch Doctors Use “Deep Sedation” to Hide Assisted Suicides The Lancet has just published an article purporting to show that euthanasia rates have not increased in the Netherlands since legalization in 2002. This news will probably be seized upon by enthusiasts for...
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...
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
GOODBYE DEAR FRIEND! It is with sadness that we learned today of the death of our friend Alison Davis. Alison worked long and hard to promote the dignity of every human life and stood steadfastly against euthanasia and assisted suicide. Following is her article from...
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Retired politician Bob Rae used the occasion of a friend’s apparent suicide to call on Canada to establish a national suicide prevention plan. Chris Peloso was Rae’s friend and well known in Ontario’s political circles as the husband to George Smitherman, a former...
by APFLI | May 6, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
A Swiss study, published in the journal European Psychiatry, found that “witnessing death by assisted suicide impacts the mental health of family members and friends.” Researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 85 family members or close friends who witnessed...
