by Jackson Milton | Mar 20, 2019 | 86th Session, Assistance, Assisted Suicide, Bioethics, Blog, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, Healthcare, Issues, Legislation, News
Since Oregon enacted their Death with Dignity Act in 1997, five additional states and Washington D.C. have subsequently legalized the practice of physician-assisted suicide. Proponents continue to promote laws permitting physician-assisted suicide across the nation,...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 16, 2019 | 86th Session, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
Dozens of state and national leaders and organizations calling for the passage of a Texas bill to repeal the anti-Life 10-Day Rule. The Respecting Texas Patients’ Right to Life Act was filed in the Texas State Legislature as HB 3158 by Representative Richard Raymond...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 14, 2019 | Euthanasia, Issues, News
The Texas Advance Directives Act, passed in 1999, established Section 166.046 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Contained in this law is an anti-Life measure that has quietly taken the lives of vulnerable Texas patients for two decades. This anti-Life policy is...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 17, 2017 | Legislation, News
UPDATE: Texas lawmakers passed a bill in 2023 that extends the countdown from 10 days to 25 days and provides other tools to help patients facing this deadly law. Under current Texas law, the Texas Advance Directives Act (TADA, Chapter 166.046 of the Texas Health and...
