by Emily K. Cook | Jan 17, 2023 | Assistance, Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Issues, News
You’ve probably known someone, perhaps a loved one, who was declared brain dead. An estimated 15,405 patients in American hospitals were diagnosed and declared brain dead in 2016. That’s about 42 every day. But what exactly is brain death? First coined in 1968, brain...
by Emily K. Cook | Aug 27, 2022 | Bioethics, Euthanasia, Healthcare, Issues
In March of 2018, a 21-year-old man, Berman DePaz-Martinez, was life-flighted to John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) in Fort Worth, Texas, within Tarrant County. Berman had suffered a serious brain injury and his family rushed to the hospital to support him. After...
by Emily K. Cook | Aug 1, 2022 | Abortion, Active National Laws, Active State Laws, News
In the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise, Biden and federal Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to continue the killing of babies through abortion. Now, the Biden administration is attempting to coopt a Pro-Life law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act...
by Emily K. Cook | Nov 24, 2021 | Assistance, Denial of Treatment, Donate, Healthcare
Your support powers the Texas Right to Life patient advocacy team’s fight for families and their loved ones. Through the many cases Texas Right to Life has been involved in, one need has kept surfacing: emergency guardianship. Disturbingly, we have seen...
by Emily K. Cook | May 13, 2021 | News
Recently, Texas Right to Life’s patient advocacy team received a call from a North Texas family living their worst nightmare. Their 24 year old daughter, Kandace,* had been pronounced brain dead at a hospital in Collin County. In Texas, a discussion,...
