by Miranda Willborg | Oct 7, 2022 | Active State Laws, Denial of Treatment, Issues, News
Many families whose loved one experienced a severe brain injury can tell you of the frightening, life-shattering, and all-too-often quick pronouncement of brain death. Yet, often patients not only survive severe brain injuries, but reach significant milestones on...
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 | Oct 8, 2020 | Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Futile Care, News, Videos
When a loved one suffers a traumatic brain injury and is unresponsive, questions, anxiety and uncertainty can easily overwhelm you. Add the unfamiliar medical terms and recovery predictions thrown about by medical professionals into the mix, and the experience...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 29, 2020 | News
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,...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 29, 2018 | News
Until now, Texas law has been silent on the life and death issue of whether hospitals had to secure consent from patients or surrogates before issuing Do-Not-Resuscitate orders (DNRs). Due to lack of clarity in the law, individual hospitals set their own policies...
