by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A 23-yr-old woman, supposedly in a “vegetative state” stunned doctors by responding to certain commands asked of her. The results have been displayed in brain imaging showing more is going on in her head than meets the eye. Although the unnamed woman...
by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Brain-damaged patients who appear to have lost signs of conscious awareness might still be able to create new memories — showing signs of new neural networks and potential for partial recovery, a new study shows. In patients who have survived severe brain...
by APFLI | May 14, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
In a case that is beginning to resemble the battle over Terri Schiavo, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel S. Murphy ruled that the daughter of radio announcer Casey Kasum can starve and dehydrate him to death by having his food and fluids removed. The bitter...
by APFLI | Jan 7, 2006 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
Belgian Pharmacists Given Green Light to Supply Euthanasia Cocktail Swiss Hospital Sanctions Euthanasia Attorney Who Helped Cause Terri Schiavo’s Death Leads a “Euthanasia Cruise” Georgia Feeding Tube Bill Filed for 2006 Parole Board Denies Ailing...
by APFLI | Nov 6, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
George Felos, pro-euthanasia attorney for Michael Schiavo who successfully achieved the death of Terri Schiavo by dehydration/starvation, has joined the board of Project Grace (Guidelines for Resuscitation And Care at End-of-life), a pro-euthanasia organization. [Rt...
