Alex Pierce
From the family of Alex Pierce: It is with a broken heart that I write that Alex has passed away this morning. All continued donations […]
End-of-Life Issues
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Life Legal seeks medical personnel willing to provide independent evaluation… Thirteen-year-old Alex Pierce, brain-damaged in Loma Linda Medical Center, faces tests and medical rulings that
Victory: Baby Israel Transferred to New Hospital!!!
Israel Stinson was transferred out of Kaiser Medical Center this weekend!!! He has been taken to another hospital and is currently receiving care. To protect
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Advance Medical Directives, Denial of Appropriate Medical Care, End-of-Life Issues, Fighting for Life, Life Legal, Press Releases
Life Legal in Baby Israel’s Court
Life Legal appeared in federal court yesterday in the case of Fonseca v. Kaiser Permanente on behalf of two-year-old Israel Stinson. Israel’s parents are seeking a preliminary
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Cases, Denial of Appropriate Medical Care, End-of-Life Issues, Fighting for Life
Statement of Jonee Fonseca, Israel Stinson’s Mother
ROSEVILLE, Calif., May 11, 2016 – The following is a statement from Jonee Fonseca, Israel Stinson’s Mother: It has been well over a month now
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Denial of Appropriate Medical Care, End-of-Life Issues, Fighting for Life, Press ReleasesUse and Abuse of POLST Forms Expands
“Physician’s Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment” (POLST) forms were designed as a tool for end-of-life planning. More simple in concept than an advance health care directive,
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End-of-Life IssuesPOLST: When “Doctor’s Orders” Mean Death
Last April I attended a community forum on the topic of “Health Care Decisions at the End of Life,” conducted by medical professionals from a
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Active Euthanasia, End-of-Life IssuesFrom the Executive Director: When Life Needs a Healing Hand
In the late 1990s, LLDF became involved with its first of many cases in which health care providers attempted to remove food and fluids from
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Active Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, End-of-Life Care Considerations, End-of-Life IssuesTragic Disputes Over Continued Care Underscore the Power of Words
Is a person declared brain dead really dead, or only “pretty dead”? In the wake of several recent heart-wrenching situations that have made the news,
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End-of-Life Issues, In The Public SquareFrom the Executive Director: Jahi McMath—Brain Death is not Death, It’s Liability Protection
Dana Cody Imagine your child undergoes surgery and never regains consciousness. Imagine that just before surgery, your child told you “I’m scared, Mommy. I’m afraid
How Many Experts Does It Take to Advise a Dying Patient?
Wesley J. Smith Back when the mess that is Obamacare was working its way through the legislative sausage factory, warnings about “death panels” almost derailed
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End-of-Life Care Considerations, End-of-Life IssuesThe Power of Strategic Partnership: Part II
(click here to read Part I) “Don’t ‘dump’ patients …” In Marin County, most Medi-Cal patients receive their primary care through an organization known as
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Denial of Appropriate Medical Care, In The Public SquareComplimentary Seminar–Active Killing: What the Law Allows
Coming Soon. Notification of availability of this free course will be sent to our email list. If you are not already on the mail list,
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Active Euthanasia, End-of-Life IssuesActive Killing: What The Law Allows (Agenda)
11: 30 am -Doors open; registration (15 min) 11:45 am -Begin Session I The common conflicts Legalized Killing: A Slippery Slope Indicators: Assisted
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Active Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, End-of-Life IssuesWhen Doctors Give Warning
Wesley J. Smith There is more than one way to skin a cat, the old politically incorrect saying goes. There is also more than one
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