The family of the late Chris Dunn, a victim of the Texas 10-Day Rule, will appeal a previous court decision on Tuesday in order to continue their legal challenge of the anti-Life 10-day provision in the Texas Advance Directives Act (Chapter 166.046 of the Texas Health...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Texas Advance Directives Act faces setback; family of Chris Dunn determined to stay the course
On Friday, September 22, in the 189th District Court in Harris County, Judge Bill Burke indicated throughout the hearing that he favored the status quo of the Texas Advance Directives Act, also known as the 10-Day or Futile Care Law. Burke told the lawyers for both...
Honoring the Memory of Chris Dunn: Why the Texas Advance Directives Law must be changed
This Christmas will be difficult for one Texas family... Loved ones will remember Chris Dunn—the son, brother, and uncle—whom death was nearly forced upon by Houston doctors last year. Chris landed in the ICU of a Houston-area hospital, where he fell victim to the...
Chris Dunn´s was not a singular case of injustice in Texas
During the tragic plight of the late Chris Dunn, who died at Houston Methodist Hospital two days before Christmas, many who heard his story were shocked by the callous nature of Chris’s treatment by the hospital. They regarded Chris as an anomaly...
Chris Dunn is every Texan
Chris Dunn, who passed away at Houston Methodist Hospital on Wednesday, was a loving son, brother, and friend. Chris served his local and national communities as an EMT, police dispatcher, and employee at the Department of Homeland Security. Chris was an...
Texas Right to Life mourns the passing of Chris Dunn
Houston, Texas- December 23, 2015: This morning, Texas Right to Life mourns the passing of 46-year-old Chris Dunn. One month after Houston Methodist Hospital determined that Chris’s life was not worth living and that his condition was not even worth...
Press conference increases public awareness of Chris Dunn´s plight at Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX – December 22, 2015: Today, Texas Right to Life hosted a press conference at 1330 Post Oak Blvd. in Houston to expose the draconian law Houston Methodist Hospital has invoked against the life of American hero Chris Dunn. The Texas Advance...
Watch live: press conference for Chris Dunn
As Chris Dunn and his family fight for him to receive medical care, Texas Right to Life will host a press conference to draw attention to Houston Methodist Hospital's inhumane attempt to end his care and deny medical treatment. Join live on December 22 at...
Argument against Chris Dunn´s right to treatment obliterated by Pro-Life attorney on ´Fox and Friends´
On Saturday, Fox News’ Fox and Friends featured the story of Houston Methodist patient Chris Dunn. Chris is facing a death sentence via the hospital’s invocation of the Texas Advance Directives Act (TADA), a draconian Texas statute which allows...
Update: Houston Methodist Hospital unrelenting in death sentence as Chris Dunn pleads for his life
Rather than respect Chris Dunn’s expressed desire to live, Houston Methodist Hospital has redoubled efforts to exercise authority over his Right to Life. Despite the tireless efforts of his mother, his attorney, and our Texas Right to Life staff, the American...