by APFLI | Jun 16, 2015 | Responses - Declarations / DPA / Advance Directives / Talking Points
[Comment: NDY has done great work in the Brittany Maynard case. I read NDY’s blog, and NDY’s activism is amazing and far surpasses anyone else’s. Please read these excellent NDY talking points below to get a picture of the great work done by Diane Coleman and Stephen...
by APFLI | Jun 1, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A survey conducted by a doctors group finds that the British public favors allowing patients to receive food and water if they have asked in advance not to have it removed. The polling results are similar to those in a recent survey conducted in the USA. First Do No...
by APFLI | May 20, 2015 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
On Tuesday, the State of Arizona passed a bill known as “Jesse’s Law”, which will help protect incapacitated patients from being euthanized. The new law, inspired by the ordeal of Jesse Ramirez, closed a loophole in the decision-making process for...
by APFLI | Jul 29, 2005 | Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide - Archive
A man who is terminally ill and fears that doctors may allow him to die of thirst said he was “disappointed” after the Court of Appeal overturned an earlier judgment in his favour. Last July, the British High Court granted a landmark court challenge by...
