by Miranda Willborg | Apr 24, 2023 | Bioethics, Euthanasia, Healthcare, Issues, News
Pray for 3-month-old Baby Legend. Legend is in a Dallas hospital after he became unconscious during birth. His treatment is working, but the hospital is pressuring his parents to give up on him. A hospital committee is even considering taking away treatment against...
by Miranda Willborg | Apr 3, 2023 | Euthanasia, News
Many patients receiving life-sustaining treatment unknowingly face a serious risk— the risk that their or their loved ones’ decisions to receive life-sustaining treatment can be unilaterally overridden, either legally or illegally. That was the reality for Berman de...
by Miranda Willborg | Mar 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
(This is the final article in our 4-piece series on brain death in America. If you missed them, be sure to check out Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3!) Chances are, you have known an acquaintance, friend, or loved one who was declared brain dead. Brain death...
by Miranda Willborg | Feb 7, 2023 | Assistance, Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, News
(This is the third article of our brain death series. Make sure to read Article 1 and Article 2, and be on the lookout for the next article in the series!) On paper, the concept of brain death seems relatively simple: apply a legal definition of brain death to a...
by Miranda Willborg | Nov 2, 2022 | Active State Laws, Euthanasia, Healthcare, Issues, News
In Texas, a hospital can remove a patient’s life sustaining treatment if a doctor and hospital ethics committee deems treatment “medically inappropriate.” If the family cannot find another care facility in 10 days, the hospital will end the patient’s life—regardless...
