by APFLI | Jun 2, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother
Understandably, medical professionals don’t like it when they are wrong about a diagnosis, especially when it relates to a woman’s pregnancy. This is because in the past doctors and hospitals have been sued for giving incorrect information to women about their unborn...
by APFLI | Jun 2, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother
Ann Marie is a friend of mine. Her daughter is now a celebrity. The story begins when Ann Marie’s daughter Mary was in 4th grade. As PennLive.com reports, her friend Ben worked hard to make sure that Mary was included in the games the other fourth graders would play....
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 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
David Williams, 51, is a father of three with a spinal tumor who considered ending his life. Williams was diagnosed with the tumor in 1990 that left him in “excruciating pain.” “I was 35 at the time and they (the surgeons) brought me down and said,...
