by APFLI | May 6, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
[Comment: Oregon report website at http://public.health.oregon.gov/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/DeathwithDignityAct/Documents/year17.pdf , you will see that 93% of the victims were enrolled in hospice. N. Valko RN] The 2014 Oregon assisted suicide...
by APFLI | Apr 21, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
The natural law tells us that, in the context of health care, 1) food and water are basic treatment and care, and should not be withdrawn lightly; 2) morphine must not be used aggressively to hasten death when a patient is not near the time of death; and 3) pain...
by APFLI | Oct 7, 2013 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Since 2002, when Belgium legalized euthanasia, a mentality of absolute individual autonomy has profoundly altered the medical community’s treatment of patients and has isolated vulnerable individuals so much that they no longer feel connected to others. Drs. Tom...
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...
by APFLI | Apr 9, 2005 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
This is a very brief list of persons who have come forth from lengthy comas, or from persistent vegetative state. Other examples can be found in this website… “Their inability to satisfy our longing for response does not justify abandonment or imposed...
