by APFLI | Aug 14, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
[Comment: Note this quote: “Goldsmith Friday said he felt that by granting the petition he would be creating a judge-made law without input from constituents.” Emphasis added. However, pro-assisted suicide supporters insist that they will never give up the fight for...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a vote this week, the British Medical Association (BMA) took a clear stand against physician assisted suicide. 65% of the 500 doctors at the BMA’s meeting in Belfast voted against the proposal to accept assisted suicide. This represents a significant...
by APFLI | May 29, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
POLST is being proposed in a number of states across the US. In North Carolina, the form has undergone pilot tests, and the North Carolina Medical Society is considering its adoption. The purpose of this letter is to: Review the history of POLST on a national level...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The report by Kenneth R. Stevens, Jr., published by the Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation, takes its data from sources including medical journals, legal investigations and the press, and concludes that “Many doctors who have participated in...
