by APFLI | Jun 8, 2004 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A Florida agency wants 60 days to conduct an investigation into new allegations that Terri Schiavo was abused or mistreated. The Florida Department of Children & Families does not name a person responsible for the abuses, though Terri’s estranged husband...
by APFLI | Apr 21, 2004 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
DUTCH EUTHANASIA ADVOCATE DRION DIES — Huib Drion, former Dutch supreme court justice, was a major force behind legalizing euthanasia in the Netherlands. He was 87; there was no information on the cause of death. Dutch television said he “died in his...
by APFLI | Mar 7, 2004 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
There are 3 different pro-life advance directives available. In contrast to most “Living Wills”, all 3 pro-life alternatives state that food and water are to be provided (by feeding tube if necessary) unless death is imminent and the...
by APFLI | Mar 7, 2004 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
Living Wills vs. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions An Advance Medical Directive provides guidance to medical professionals if you are incapacitated and cannot make your own medical decisions. Currently, there are two primary documents which fall into...
by APFLI | Feb 26, 2004 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
RIGHT TO LIVE — L. Burke, 44, is terminally ill. He has asked a court for the right to live. In the not too distant future he will present his family and his doctors with an impossible dilemma. They will have to decide whether the quality of his life has become...
