by Kim Schwartz | Nov 13, 2023 | Bioethics, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Issues, News
Baby Indi Gregory passed away after her hospital took away the 8-month-old’s life-sustaining treatment against her parents’ will. Baby Indi was responsive, but a U.K. judge ruled that the child’s life should be cut short because her “quality of life” was “extremely...
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 Miranda Willborg | Jan 11, 2022 | Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Healthcare, Issues, News
“Your mother’s tests show no brain function, which is a clear indication of brain death.” In 2016 alone,15,405 families heard a similar report from a physician, facing the shattering loss of a loved one declared and diagnosed with brain death. The already devastating...
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 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...
by Miranda Willborg | Jul 6, 2021 | Denial of Treatment, Futile Care, News
Beware of hospitals who would force this order on you or your loved one. When Jason White* contracted COVID-19, he never imagined that the hospital charged with his care would pressure his wife to withhold life-saving CPR. But after complications from the virus landed...
