The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday substantially reforming the deadly Texas 10-Day Rule and improving protections for hospitalized patients. Current Texas law allows hospitals to remove patients’ life-sustaining treatment against their will with only 10 days’...
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Monday greatly improving protections for hospitalized patients. Current Texas law allows hospitals to remove patients’ life-sustaining treatment against their will, but House Bill 3162 by Chairwoman Stephanie Klick (R -...
The Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization (HALO), a national Pro-Life group that aims to protect and advocate for the medically vulnerable, announced a new support hotline. The HALO Helpline (1-888-221-HALO), which is available 24/7, is now live in all...
The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe has put a spotlight on Texas health care policy regarding the provision of life-sustaining treatment. An integral part of your life-saving mission is advocating for patients in Texas hospitals who are experiencing a denial, or...
As news of Tinslee Lewis’s fight for Life has gained national attention, her family has received prayers and support from around the world. Many people are stunned to learn that Texas law gives hospitals the authority to make life-and-death decisions against the...
Many Texans will at some point find either themselves or a loved one in a Texas hospital. You will be astonished to learn that the Lone Star State has some of the worst anti-patient laws in the nation. Until the Texas Legislature repeals the anti-Life 10-Day Rule,...
With the much-anticipated audio recording of the meeting between Dennis Bonnen, speaker of the Texas House, and Michael Quinn Sullivan, President of Empower Texans, finally in the public arena, we see yet another instance of Republican officeholders betraying the...
The Texas House of Representatives gave hospital committees a pass to pull the plug on patients against their will for at least the next two years. This form of imposed death, or involuntary euthanasia, is currently legal under the notorious 10-Day Rule (Chapter...
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital informed Donald Jones on Thursday that they would pull the plug on his wife against his directive in 10 days, scheduling her to die on May 13, 2019. The Texas 10-Day Rule forces everyday Texans to race against the clock to save...
The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted Senate Bill 2089 out of committee by a vote of 5-2 today. This priority Pro-Life bill by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) would repeal the unethical 10-Day Rule, which allows hospitals to pull the plug on...