by Texas Right to Life | Dec 29, 2021 | Assistance, Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Issues, News
Originally published on May 27, 2021 On Tuesday, Eugenia Costea was informed by Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas, that the hospital plans to pull the plug on her husband, Bill, against her will. Though he is awake and communicates, the hospital has...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 29, 2021 | Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Legislation
Originally published on November 9, 2021 Virginia Manning lived a beautiful life with her husband of 57 years, Jack, until a series of medical complications placed her in the hospital in September 2020 at the age of 74. Virginia, a retired teacher, was first admitted...
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 Texas Right to Life | Nov 11, 2021 | Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Issues, News
A heartbreaking report from Belgium indicates that 24 infants were killed through euthanasia. The report in Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal edition does not use the word “euthanasia,” but describes the intentional killing of babies with medical...
by Texas Right to Life | Nov 9, 2021 | Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, News
Virginia M. lived a beautiful life with her husband of 57 years, Jack, until a series of medical complications placed her in the hospital in September 2020 at the age of 74. Virginia, a retired teacher, was first admitted to Texoma Medical Center to receive treatment...
by Texas Right to Life | Nov 3, 2021 | Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Healthcare, Issues, News
Texas law allows pulling the plug on you or your loved one against your will after invoking a deadly 10-day countdown. The Texas 10-Day Rule takes life-or-death decisions away from patients and families. What if this happened to you? Could you escape the deadly 10-Day...
