American Life League acknowledges the outstanding work of the Culture of Life Studies Program, the Healthcare Advocacy and Leadership Organization (HALO), and the Terri Schiavo Foundation websites from which our… Read More »Arguments against Euthanasia
Let’s say a close friend of yours is really sick. According to doctors and specialists, your friend has about a 20% chance of living through… Read More »Physician-Assisted Suicide
By Dr. Doyen Nguyen and Dr. Joseph M. Eble Brain death (BD), the declaration of death by neurological criteria, is an established medicolegal practice in… Read More »Brain Death: What Catholics Should Know
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 »Legislators’ Medical Policy Manual
On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler-Schiavo died of dehydration in a Florida hospice. Heroic efforts to save her life failed to halt Judge George Greer’s… Read More »The Schiavo Case and Death by Dehydration
The goal of the euthanasia movement is, in effect, legal and social acceptance of death on demand. For at least some of those who can’t… Read More »Living Wills and Advanced Directives
A non-comprehensive compendium of cases of patients who have awakened and/or improved following a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state, irreversible coma, or death Prepared with… Read More »Miracles
A married couple sincerely seeking the will of God makes a genuine commitment to always include His will in their marital relations. During this process… Read More »Naturally Spacing Children (NFP)
TERMINOLOGIES ABORTIFACIENT: Any action that aborts a preborn child prior to the baby implanting himself in the wall of his mother’s womb. This word simply… Read More »Words Matter
Discussion of the following cases is concerned only with whether or not the decisions are legal or illegal and not with their moral implications. Determine… Read More »Ordinary vs Extraordinary Care
By Human Life International Staff The Pill: A Hormonal Method of Birth Control The class of hormonal methods of birth control include birth control pills;… Read More »The Negative Effects of the Pill