by APFLI | May 17, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a surprise move, the Federal Court of Justice of Germany has legalized direct euthanasia, ruling that an attempted direct euthanasia of a comatose woman was not unlawful since she had given consent. “The expressed wishes of the patient … justified not only...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A Connecticut trial court judge rejected a lawsuit by euthanasia advocates seeking to overturn the Connecticut ban on assisted suicide. had the lawsuit been successful, it could have made the New England state the fourth after Oregon, Washington, and Montana to allow...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[Remember “My Body, My Choice”?] The advocacy billboards appeared without warning in San Francisco and New Jersey:: “My Life. My Death. My Choice.” Paid for by the Final Exit Network (FEN), the promotional signs received widespread media...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The religious beliefs of doctors strongly influence the decisions they make when caring for terminally ill patients, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Dr. Clive Seale, a professor at the Centre for Health Sciences, Barts and the London...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Second Story: Sedation with Dehydration used as “Slow Euthanasia” UK Survey Reveals “Slow euthanasia by deep sedation” is a current reality in the British health care system, and not just a journalistic myth, a survey of UK doctors has revealed. The study found...
