by APFLI | Sep 28, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A Dutch general practitioner is being sued for not approving the euthanasia of a 19-year-old woman. The tragic events surrounding the death of Milou de Moor could become an important legal precedent if action is eventually taken against the unnamed doctor. Ms de Moor...
by APFLI | Aug 25, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Canadian doctors remain deeply divided over whether and how to provide medical aid in dying, and what is required of those who refuse to assist in ending a patient’s life. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that patients who face...
by APFLI | Jul 7, 2015 | Legislation / Court Cases
Seville pharmacy had been fined €3,000 in 2008 for refusing to sell emergency contraceptive, but Spanish constitutional court overturns decision on appeal. A Spanish pharmacy that was fined for refusing to sell women morning-after pills has been told that its right to...
by APFLI | Jun 10, 2015 | Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
A new video campaign features Chilean and Peruvian doctors affirming their respect for life saying “don’t count on me” to do abortions. The videos come in response to movements by both countries’ governments to legalize abortion. “If you...
by APFLI | May 28, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a 2006 statement, Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor of England has warned doctors that they may face prison sentences if they refuse to starve and dehydrate patients to death. Criminal charges of assault could be laid against doctors or nurses who refuse to allow...