by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A group of legislators in Belgium is seeking to expand the practice of euthanasia to include those who are unconscious, as well as minors, according to a recent article in the Spanish newspaper Hoy. The initiative, spearheaded by former Senator Jean-Jacques de Gucht,...
by APFLI | Feb 6, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a unanimous decision that essentially usurps the power of the Federal Parliament to make or change laws, the Canadian Supreme Court struck down the country’s longstanding ban on assisted suicide and overturned its own 22-year-old ruling declaring the ban...
by APFLI | Apr 1, 2014 | Abortion - Archive
In the U.S. this week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas upheld a law requiring Mifeprex abortions to be performed according to the FDA protocol. Several AAPLOG members spent many hours helping to defend this legislation, and you can read the amicus brief...
by APFLI | Aug 27, 2012 | Legislation / Court Cases
Protect Rights of Conscience Imagine that you are a healthcare professional who is convinced that life begins at conception. Imagine that your employer insists that you offer women counseling regarding abortion options and requires you to prescribe contraceptive...
