Oregon’s Troubles Just Beginning? Almost four months after Oregon’s new assisted suicide law took effect, initial legal and practical problems have only become more obvious.… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide: Assisted Suicide in Practice
Compiled by Robert MarshallMember, Virginia House of Delegates I. Public Opinion — Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide No Majority on Assisted Suicide50% Favor Assisted SuicideWhy Oregon Voters… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide
Poll: No Majority for Assisted Suicide A new poll by the national polling firm Baselice & Associates suggests that Americans’ support for assisted suicide may… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide: Public Opinion
“Permanent Vegetative State” Misnamed? The term “persistent vegetative state” has long been used to describe patients who are awake but show no sign of awareness.… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide: Who is the Patient?
Legislators Medical Policy Manual:Life and Death Decisions by Paul A. Byrne, M.D., FAAPWilliam F. Colliton, Jr., M.D., FACOGJoseph C. Evers, M.D., FAAPTimothy R. Fangman, M.D.Jerome… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide: Life and Death Decisions
Advance Directives: Imperfect Guides The new federal “Patient Self-Determination Act,” which became effective December 1, has given new impetus to medical decision-making by way of… Read More »End of Life Issues Guide: Decision Making by Patients
It’s easy to see why lies can be so tempting. For those intent on having things their own way regardless of the cost, lies are useful because they can injure and destroy people.
I agree that there is never a situation in the law or in the ethical practice of medicine where a preborn child’s life need be… Read More »Declaration: Protecting the Life of the Mother
This declaration was created by the public policy department of American Life League, Inc. It was circulated to members of the medical and scientific communities… Read More »A Declaration of Life by Pro-Life Physicians: List
This declaration was created by the public policy department of of American Life League, Inc. It was circulated to members of the medical and scientific… Read More »A Declaration of Life by Pro-Life Physicians: Signature Page
Doctors-click here to add your name to the list! Introduction Birth control pills, Depo-provera injections and Norplant implants achieve their anti-fertility effects primarily by causing temporary sterilization,… Read More »A Declaration of Life by Pro-Life Physicians
This declaration was created by the public policy department of American Life League, Inc. It was circulated to members of the medical and scientific communities… Read More »Declaration: Protecting the Life of the Mother: List