by APFLI | May 14, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Uncategorized
I confess my predilection for research (which grows yearly) that proves there is a lot more going on with patients who’ve suffered severe brain injuries than many “experts” have led us to believe. This is separate from misdiagnoses, which are a constant bane. We’re...
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Researchers are gaining insights into why some minimally conscious patients with a severe brain injury appear to “awaken” after taking the sleep medication zolpidem (Ambien, Sanofi-Aventis). The answer may lie in a pool of recruitable and functional brain...
by APFLI | Jan 7, 2014 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED, Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
We have written dozens of stories the common theme of which is that patients diagnosed in a “persistent vegetative state” or “minimally conscious” are either (a) misdiagnosed or (b) much more aware than they are given credit for....
by APFLI | Apr 7, 2006 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Update on 12-Year-Old “Comatose” Abuse Victim Flemish Party Calls for Under-18s to Be Given Euthanasia Rights URL for the 8th Annual Report on Oregon’s Assisted Suicide Law British Doctors Call Premature Babies...