by APFLI | Jan 29, 2016 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Canada’s Supreme Court has given the government a four month extension to pass legislation on euthanasia, after which there will be no legal protections. The court struck down a law banning euthanasia last February in the case of Carter v. Canada. The ruling...
by APFLI | May 15, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
NEXT week, voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to adopt an assisted-suicide law. As a good pro-choice liberal, I ought to support the effort. But as a lifelong disabled person, I cannot. There are solid arguments in favor. No one will be coerced into taking a...
by APFLI | Mar 1, 2011 | Abortion - Archive, Abuse / Violence / Forced Abortion, Studies - Depression / Suicide / Mental Health
Key Factors in Understanding Women’s Mental Health After Abortion Dr. Shuping presented this article at a United Nations workshop in March 2011, and at the June 2011 meeting of the Association for Interdisciplinary Research on Values and Social Change. In 1973,...
by APFLI | Sep 18, 2006 | Regenerative Medicine
Fears of Exploitation by Biotechnology Mount Women are under increasing pressure to freeze their ova or to donate them for research purposes. Recently a director of a fertility service in West Midlands, England, recommended that women freeze their eggs early so as to...
by APFLI | Aug 29, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
Women's Heightened Vulnerability During a Crisis Pregnancy by Amy R. Sobie and David C. Reardon Abortion advocates speak proudly of "freedom to choose," conjuring up images of women freely and autonomously making decisions that are "right" for...
