by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The British House of Lords voted 148-100 against a measure that would have legalized assisted suicide. The vote is a huge victory for pro-life advocates, disability groups and doctors who campaigned together to stop the bill from becoming law. Introduced by Lord...
by APFLI | Jul 29, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A man who is terminally ill and fears that doctors may allow him to die of thirst said he was “disappointed” after the Court of Appeal overturned an earlier judgment in his favour. Last July, the British High Court granted a landmark court challenge by...
by APFLI | Aug 2, 2004 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
17 Disability groups back Jeb Bush on Schiavo case – insist order to terminate life is ‘not a private family matter’ A coalition of 17 national disability-rights organizations have thrown their support behind Gov. Jeb Bush in his legal battle over...