by APFLI | Jun 2, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Pro-life campaigners in Ireland are preparing for the battle to introduce assisted suicide into Irish law in the coming weeks. Right-to-die campaigners have drafted a Bill which they intend to present to the Irish parliament in a bid to allow someone to assist in the...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
Quad City Right To Life has developed a durable power of attorney for health care to protect a patient’s right to receive medical care, nutrition and hydration. QCRTL director Bowman said the form is being offered in the wake of the Terri Schiavo case....
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
David Williams, 51, is a father of three with a spinal tumor who considered ending his life. Williams was diagnosed with the tumor in 1990 that left him in “excruciating pain.” “I was 35 at the time and they (the surgeons) brought me down and said,...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The British House of Lords voted 148-100 against a measure that would have legalized assisted suicide. The vote is a huge victory for pro-life advocates, disability groups and doctors who campaigned together to stop the bill from becoming law. Introduced by Lord...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Zurich apartment complex residents are gathering signatures to evict Dignitas, the assisted suicide provider that uses a 4th floor flat. Describing it as a “house of horrors”, a long time resident of the complex said, “This is meant to be a residential flat, but some...
