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 | Jun 10, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Almost 2% of ALL who die in Belgium… The bottom line of euthanasia consciousness is that killing is splendid way to end human suffering. Advocates say it is also about “choice.” But once one accepts the first destructive premise, what’s choice got to do with it?...
by APFLI | May 28, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a 2006 statement, Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor of England has warned doctors that they may face prison sentences if they refuse to starve and dehydrate patients to death. Criminal charges of assault could be laid against doctors or nurses who refuse to allow...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Nurses will be able to decide that a dying patient should not be resuscitated under controversial new guidelines. Until now, only GPs and consultants could say whether there was any point in continuing efforts to save a life. But guidance issued last night by the...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
On Tuesday, the State of Arizona passed a bill known as “Jesse’s Law”, which will help protect incapacitated patients from being euthanized. The new law, inspired by the ordeal of Jesse Ramirez, closed a loophole in the decision-making process for...
