by APFLI | Jun 6, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
NY Supreme Court Judge Ritholtz has ruled that tube feeding constitutes basic care, NOT medical treatment, and that tube feeding is no different from washing, turning, or grooming a dying patient. [The Jewish Week, 14Apr05; Rt to Life GC, Nov/Dec05]
by APFLI | Jun 2, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
As state legislators across America grapple with proposed laws on euthanasia, South Dakota State Rep. Steve Hickey (R-Sioux Falls) – facing a terminal illness himself – has no qualms sharing exactly where he stands on the issue. Yesterday, Rep. Hickey sent a letter in...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
On 10March03, the 49-yr-old wife of Jerry Savoy said he was unconscious at their home. He died nine days later. An investigation showed that there was an extremely high level of insulin in Savoy’s body; authorities say that is what killed him. She was arrested...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A survey conducted by a doctors group finds that the British public favors allowing patients to receive food and water if they have asked in advance not to have it removed. The polling results are similar to those in a recent survey conducted in the USA. First Do No...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
KY Supreme Court decided that families of permanently unconscious patients may have their lives ended by removing their life support, even if a person had not declared a desire for this to happen. Persons in persistent vegetative state (still very open to...
