http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/euthanasia/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:49:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050829/posts Fresno, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Twelve days after she was initially denied food and water, a California court ruled that Janet Rivera is entitled to the nutrition and hydration that a guardian revoked. Rivera is the latest disabled patient like Terri Schiavo to draw the attention of pro-life advocates because of her plight. Rivera lost her right to food and water on July 14 when a court-appointed guardian removed her feeding tube despite her family's wishes. The 46-year-old had a heart attack on February 2006 and she never regained consciousness. She has been on life support for two years. Fresno County... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050829/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:49:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050197/posts Fresno, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A California court is scheduled to hold a hearing today in a case of a disabled woman like Terri Schiavo who has been deprived of food and water for nine days. Janet Rivera lost her right to food and water on July 14 when a court-appointed guardian removed her feeding tube despite her family's wishes. Rivera, 46, had a heart attack on February 2006 and she never regained consciousness. She has been on life support for two years Jesus Rivera, her husband, had been his wife's conservator until June 17, when he was replaced for unknown... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050197/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048624/posts MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH WorldNetDaily Exclusive Father: 'System' killing my disabled daughter 'If they treated a dog this way, they would be doing jail time' Posted: July 19, 2008 11:10 pm Eastern The father of a disabled Delaware woman who recently earned the support of state lawmakers says the system – of courts, lawyers, hospitals and disability agencies – literally is combining to bring about the death of his daughter. "The court system should not have the right to impose this kind of treatment on a mentally disabled person," Randy Richardson told WND today. His daughter, Lauren Richardson, has... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048624/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048403/posts ONE in three doctors believes the law should be changed to allow euthanasia for the terminally ill. A snapshot survey of doctors has found 35% in favour of assisted suicide compared to 60% against the controversial move. The remainder said they were unsure. The survey was carried out by Doctors.net.uk, an online discussion forum and professional network for medics which represents 95% of doctors in the UK. Medics were asked: "In your opinion should legislation be changed to allow euthanasia?" A total of 58 said no, 34 said yes and five said they did not know. The poll result suggests... The Scotsman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048403/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:31:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047708/posts Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- Jesse Ramirez was badly injured in an automobile accident in May 2007 and nearly became a victim of euthanasia when his wife made the decision to have his feeding tube removed. Now, Ramirez has recovered to the point that he is enjoying life and waking and running.Ramirez suffered traumatic brain injury in the accident and had been in a minimally conscious state for just over a week when doctors told his family he may never recover.A legal battle ensued over the man's life and he almost became a victim of euthanasia in the same way Terri... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047708/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:48:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046028/posts July 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - More than half of people in the US would rather be dead than disabled says a new survey. A US website for disabled people ran the survey which asked, "Which would you choose: Living with a severe disability that forever alters your ability to live an independent life, or death?" 52 per cent of the respondents chose death.The survey, run by the online community and website Disaboom, found that differences in attitude toward disability were based on age, income, geographic location, and level of education. 63 percent of younger Americans chose death over disability,... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046028/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:18:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045455/posts A large number of endangered, unwanted, and unborn children held a town hall meeting on the 4th of July - alarmed at the brutal and untimely killing of millions of their brothers and sisters in recent years. That the murderous war waged on them had the full force and respectability of the law made their plight all the more terrifying. Their complaint was humble and it was simple. They were not distressed by rising gas prices, or the deteriorating economy in general. They were not even frightened by the exponential increase of natural disasters. The threat of global warming or... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045455/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:45:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045428/posts Olympia, WA (LifeNews.com) -- Voters in Washington state head to the polls in November to decided whether to make it the second, after Oregon, to legalize assisted suicide. In the coming months, they'll likely see a one-sided campaign in favor of I-1000 because the backers of the initiative have a nearly 12-1 advantage in fundraising.The numbers should light a fire under pro-life advocates, patient and disability rights groups and medical professionals who don't want euthanasia to expand.Backers of the assisted suicide proposal turned in more than enough signatures earlier this month to likely qualify for the ballot.And when the debate... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045428/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045426/posts Zurich, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- A leading government official in Switzerland wants the European nation to stop the infamous practice of "death tourism." That's where residents of other countries come to the mountainous nation to have pro-euthanasia groups help them engage in an assisted suicide.Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says the practice is giving her nation a bad name."Today somebody can come to Switzerland and already the next day can have an assisted suicide through one of these assisted suicide organizations. This should not be possible," Widmer-Schlumpf told the Sonntags Zeitung newspaper.Widmer-Schlumpf wants to see legislation introduced that would help... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045426/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044849/posts When it comes to physician-assisted dying, Teresa Grove wears her politics on her refrigerator door ­­— and on her chest. Grove works as a hospice nurse. For the past 14 years, she has been involved with the Oregon group Compassion in Dying (now Compassion and Choices), which sponsored the 1994 Oregon Death With Dignity Act. She chaired its board of directors for 10 years and still serves as a client volunteer. An advance directive, also known as a Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment, is affixed to her refrigerator. The tattoo on her chest — impossible to be missed by emergency... The Columbian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044849/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044843/posts Michael is the widower of Theresa Marie Schindler “Terri” Schiavo, who died on March 31, 2005, after being judicially executed—as her husband wanted. She had collapsed on February 25, 1990, having experienced a heart attack that caused respiratory and cardiac arrest, which resulted in extensive brain damage. She was diagnosed by several doctors to be in PVS—persistent vegetative state. She was placed in—and brought out of—several hospitals for 15 years. In 1998, Michael, her husband and guardian, petitioned a Florida Court to remove her feeding tube. Robert and Mary Schindler, her parents, opposed the petition. They claimed that she was... Manila Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044843/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:44:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044502/posts Chandigarh, India (LifeNews.com) -- Seema Sood made headlines worldwide when she sought permission from the president of India for a mercy killing. As with almost every nation in the world, India prohibits euthanasia and the request of the former well-educated engineer was declined. Sood tells the Times of India she's glad her petition was rejected. Just two years ago, Sood longed for death as a rheumatoid arthritis made it so the 37-year-old lost movement in all of her limbs for a period of 15 years. Today, Sood is up and walking again, after a knee replacement surgery and she's thankful... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044502/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:55:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044316/posts A court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the family of a comatose 75-year-old woman to let her die. Kim’s children said their mother, who survives on life support, had the right to die with dignity so she would not have to continue living a meaningless life and asked for permission to remove the respirator and discontinue injections and feeding. But the Seoul Western District Court said that stopping treatment conflicted with the principle of the absolute value of life, and there was no way to confirm Kim’s own will. The court ruled that even family members do not... The Chosunilbo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044316/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:47:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043543/posts Rome, Italy (LifeNews.com) -- The family of Terri Schiavo is concerned about an Italian woman whose father has won the right form a court to subject her to a painful euthanasia death. They fear Eluana Englaro will be dehydrated and starved to death in the same way Terri's husband forced her to endure.Englaro has been in what doctors term a vegetative state for 16 years and has received food and water through a feeding tube.Beppino Englaro, Eluana's father, has been seeking the right to remove the feeding tube and starve and dehydrate Eluana to death in the same way... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043543/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:13:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043132/posts Rome, Italy (LifeNews.com) -- In a case that hearkens back to the international debate over the life and death of Terri Schiavo, a father in Italy has received permission from a court to take his daughter's life. Eluana Englaro has been in what doctors term a vegetative state for 16 years and has received food and water through a feeding tube. Beppino Englaro, Eluana's father, has been seeking the right to remove the feeding tube and starve and dehydrate Eluana to death in the same way as Schiavo. Schiavo's husband won that right after a years-long legal battle that made... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043132/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043124/posts BERLIN, Germany, July 8, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Deutche Welle reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in the strongest terms against euthanasia in the wake of the suicide of an elderly woman. Merkel, said that she is against "every form of assisted suicide," regardless of the circumstances. Merkel's stance was echoed by Germany's Health Minister Ulla Schmidt. "I reject this path categorically," she said. "The correct path is to offer assistance to those who are dying instead of helping those free from terminal illness to commit suicide." Controversy was sparked after a 79-year-old Wurzburg woman committed suicide Saturday... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043124/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:55:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042097/posts Royal Oak, MI (LifeNews.com) -- Elections officials in Oakland County have certified that assisted suicide crusader Jack Kevorkian has submitted enough signatures on petitions to qualify for the November ballot as an independent candidate. The certification comes on the heels of a victim's son confronting him.Joe Rozell, the elections director in Oakland County, said on Monday that her office verified 3,200 signatures on petitions requesting his candidacy to appear on the November ballot.Kevorkian needed at least 3,000 to qualify to take on pro-life Rep. Joe Knollenberg and his main opponent, former Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters, a Democrat.All three are seeking... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042097/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041554/posts ROME, JULY 6, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Advocates of assisted suicide continue to press their case in many countries. In Germany a former senator from Hamburg, Roger Kusch, released a video of him helping a woman commit suicide, reported Reuters on July 1. Kusch advised Bettina Schardt on how to prepare a lethal mix of drugs that would kill her. Schardt, 79, was not suffering from any serious illnesses. Before helping her to die Kusch filmed 9 hours of conversation with Schardt, who said she dreaded being taken to a home for the elderly. Kusch's actions came in for widespread condemnation, reported... Zenit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041554/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 20:25:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040972/posts A German politician who helped a woman to end her life and released a video of her death has caused outrage in Germany and prompted the authorities to try to tighten their rules on . Roger Kusch, a former senator in Hamburg and a prominent right-to-die campaigner, has said he advised Bettina Schardt, a healthy 79-year-old pensioner, on how to prepare a lethal cocktail of sedatives and anti-malaria drugs which would kill her. He said he then left her flat shortly before she died. Mr Kusch filmed nine hours of conversations with the unmarried and childless woman, who said she... telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040972/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 04:24:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040515/posts Members of the Delaware House of Representatives have approved a resolution declaring "it is against the public policy of this state" for food and water to be withheld from a 24-year-old woman left with brain injuries following a drug overdose.The case of Lauren Richardson is reminiscent of that of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who died after courts ruled doctors could follow her husband's orders to deprive her of food and water until she died.The Schiavo case, on which WND reported exhaustively, ended in March 2005 when she died, despite a battle by her parents who wanted to care... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040515/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:23:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040420/posts July 3, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A British "end of life" care protocol approved for use by the National Health Service (NHS), has created a systematic, and legal, method of euthanising elderly and disabled patients, even while "mercy killing" remains officially illegal, says a prominent expert in elder care. The "Liverpool Care Pathway" will be used to eliminate patients deemed to be "blocking beds" in the increasingly financially strapped public health system. For years, Dr. Adrian Treloar, a psycho-geriatrician and senior lecturer at the Greenwich Hospital and Guys', King's and St. Thomas's Hospitals in London, has been sounding the warning... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040420/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:50:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040411/posts Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Though sponsors of a bill that would promote euthanasia removed some of the problematic language from the measure, a leading California pro-life group says several concerns remain. The bill would codify palliative sedation and voluntary stopping of eating and drinking as legitimate means of pain control and allow doctors and nurses to suggest death by unconscious dehydration. Last week, changes were made to the bill that Brian Johnston of the California Pro-Life Council calls “bell and whistle amendments” that looked good but did not remove the significant concerns pro-life advocates have with the bill. Johnston told... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040411/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:38:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607905/posts Forrest M. Mims III Copyright 2006 by Forrest M. Mims III. Recently citizen scientist Forrest Mims told me about a speech he heard at the Texas Academy of Science during which the speaker, a world-renowned ecologist, advocated for the extermination of 90 percent of the human species in a most horrible and painful manner. Apparently at the speaker's direction, the speech was not video taped by the Academy and so Forrest's may be the only record of what was said. Forrest's account of what he witnessed chilled my soul. Astonishingly, Forrest reports that many of the Academy members present gave... The Citizen Scientist (via the Drudge Report) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1607905/posts#comment Sun, 2 Apr 2006 16:57:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039985/posts BIRMINGHAM, UK, July 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - "Ellen Westwood was due to die in February but her family's Catholic and for them, life is sacred." So begins the television coverage by the BBC of a battle by a Birmingham family to prevent the NHS from dehydrating their mother to death. According to the BBC's report, doctors decided on a Friday in February that Mrs. Westwood was "due to die" by the following Monday, but the family, with the intervention of their priest, fought the order to remove the woman's hydration. Mrs. Ellen Westwood, 88, was in Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039985/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:43:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039754/posts In the First Book of the Bible, in Chapter 1, God states that man (mankind) is created in God's image. Man is different from other animals -- it reflects God by God's design. In the book of Psalms, Psalm 139 starting with verse 11, it is stated how we are knit by God in our mother's womb and other things that God knows about us when we are being pro-created. Jeremiah 1:5 talks about God knew us before He formed us in the womb... Finally, the 4th and 5th commandments [given to Moses] are broken by abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem... Bible /Torah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039754/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:09:32 GMT