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...
by APFLI | May 15, 2015 | 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
This story is not unique. It is happening thousands of times a year. Please be aware of what is happening in some U.S. hospitals, nursing homes and Hospice. “I believe my mother was killed while in hospice care this August. Mother had congestive heart failure,...
by APFLI | May 14, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
The Hospice Industry is Booming, But Concerns Are Rising About Treatments for Patients Who Are Not Near Death. This story is part of an ongoing WashPost series on the hospice industry in America. Read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Clinard “Bud” Coffey, 77, a retired...
by APFLI | May 13, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive, Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Dutch Doctors Use “Deep Sedation” to Hide Assisted Suicides The Lancet has just published an article purporting to show that euthanasia rates have not increased in the Netherlands since legalization in 2002. This news will probably be seized upon by enthusiasts for...
by APFLI | Apr 21, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
The natural law tells us that, in the context of health care, 1) food and water are basic treatment and care, and should not be withdrawn lightly; 2) morphine must not be used aggressively to hasten death when a patient is not near the time of death; and 3) pain...