by APFLI | May 19, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Olympic Medical Center in Washington state has changed its position on whether staff and patients will be allowed to pursue an assisted suicide. The decision is a modification of its original one to opt out of participating in the law that made Washington the second...
by APFLI | May 19, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Terminally ill patients with less than six months to live will soon be able to ask their doctors to prescribe them lethal medication in Washington state. But even though the “Death with Dignity” law takes effect Thursday, people who might seek the...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Philip Nitschke, an Australian doctor who promotes suicide as a way to die has introduced a new “peaceful pill” plan to advocates at a conference, touting the pill for its accessibility – and legality. In a report on Canadian Television, Dr. Philip...