by APFLI | May 7, 2007 | Right to Life - Archive
“Our model must remain that of a heterosexual family: children need a father and a mother”. Nicholas Sarkozy was elected 6May07 to a five-year term as president of France, in a solid win indicating the strength of public support for a decisive change in...
by APFLI | Apr 30, 2007 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
BACKGROUND Not long ago, the concept of legalized assisted suicide, or lethal overdoses or injections for sick or handicapped people would have been considered outrageous and obscene, reminiscent of the ugly time earlier in this century in which medicine ran...
by APFLI | Apr 16, 2007 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
A new study finds that, when cancer patients are given appropriate doses of morphine to relieve severe pain, the treatment doesn't lead to the shortening of their lives. The finding is an important refutation of the argument euthanasia proponents make that pain...
by APFLI | Mar 17, 2007 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Also See… The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide by Robert J. Lifton http://www.holocaust-history.org/lifton/contents.shtml (entire book available online) THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE VOLUME...
by APFLI | Mar 17, 2007 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Most of us are not going to even consider euthanasia or physician assisted suicide! So, do we have any real concerns for our end of life care, or that of our parents and families? YES! There are two main concerns: making sure that your desires for the end of your life...
