by APFLI | Jul 6, 2015 | Diagnosis - Brain Function / Coma / Persistant Vegetative State / Locked In Syndrome / Awakenings
After a European court issued a ruling saying a disabled patient can be starved to death against his will, the brother of Terri Schiavo says the parallels in the case are eerily similar to what happened to his sister. Vincent Lambert, a tetraplegic patient who has...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
The hearing surrounded the death of Schiavo, the disabled woman who was starved during a painful 13-day process. The hearing was supposed to include Terri and her estranged husband Michael, but judges ignored Congressional subpoenas asking them to appear and allowed...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
Quad City Right To Life has developed a durable power of attorney for health care to protect a patient’s right to receive medical care, nutrition and hydration. QCRTL director Bowman said the form is being offered in the wake of the Terri Schiavo case....
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Could be a First Step to Euthanasia in Mexico. The legislature of Mexico City, the largest city in Mexico and in the western hemisphere, yesterday passed an “Anticipated Death” law that will allow patients diagnosed as terminally ill to refuse...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Twelve days after she was initially denied food and water, a California court ruled that Janet Rivera is entitled to the nutrition and hydration that a guardian revoked. Rivera is the latest disabled patient like Terri Schiavo to draw the attention of pro-life...
