Chris Dunn, a 46-year-old Texan, a son, a brother, and a friend, passed away on December 23, 2015. Chris’s mother, Evelyn, has bravely carried on Chris’s fight for all Texans by challenging in court the Texas Advance Directives Act to which Chris fell victim. During...
Consensus on the DNR Consent bill has been reached in the Texas Legislature. Texas Right to Life fully supports this draft and stands with Dr. Greg Bonnen (R-Friendswood) and his 70+ co-authors to protect the rights of hospitalized patients from unauthorized...
Assisted suicide activists continue an insidious attempt to normalize euthanasia. As this deadly message spreads, we hear with increasing frequency dangerous and unethical arguments for ending life-sustaining care against a patient’s wishes, especially for the...
The story of Charlie Gard and his fight for Life has garnered international attention. The 11-month-old boy has a rare mitochondrial disorder. At the beginning of July, Charlie was not expected to live more than a few days, as the hospital planned to remove him from...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texans ask Houston Methodist to stand against the law that robbed rights of deceased patient in his final days Houston, TX—July 5, 2017: Today, Texas Right to Life joins the family of Chris Dunn in calling for Houston Methodist Hospital to stand...
The case of British baby Charlie Gard has gripped the international press. Charlie is on life support in a London hospital, and the hospital sought to end his Life against his parents’ wishes. After the European Court of Human Rights rejected the request from...
This week the Daily Mirror shared the inspirational story of Janka Penther. Janka, now 35, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby. Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disorder that can cause the lungs to fill with mucus resulting in deadly...
Charlie Gard’s parents wanted to take Charlie to the United States for treatment. However, the doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in the United Kingdom refused. Charlie, the 10-month old boy of Chris Gard and Connie Yates, has mitochondrial DNA depletion...