by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The hearing surrounded the death of Schiavo, the disabled woman who was starved during a painful 13-day process. The hearing was supposed to include Terri and her estranged husband Michael, but judges ignored Congressional subpoenas asking them to appear and allowed...
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 26, 2015 | Resources
Turning the Tide, produced by the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Salt and Light television media foundation, was designed to change the way secular society perceives the issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Secular society views the issues of euthanasia and...
by APFLI | May 24, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Vermont House of Representatives voted against a proposal yesterday that would have made the state the second in the country to permit physician-assisted suicide, following Oregon. House members voted 82-63 against the measure euphemistically entitled...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
Guest commentary by William E. May, Ph.D. Frequently, elderly people like me (I will soon be 82 years old), some suffering from an assortment of health problems, are heard to say that they don’t want to be a burden on their families, especially their spouses and...
