Bobby SchindlerMuch has been written about Jahi McMath in recent days. The 13 year old Oakland girl underwent surgery Dec. 9 to remove her tonsils. She was declared “brain-dead” after going into cardiac arrest.
How many of these news reports do we need to read about patients who are wrongly diagnosed as being in a so-called persistent vegetative state (PVS) before we eliminate this dangerous, unscientific and completely subjective diagnosis? I’m getting tired writing about it.
Former Governor Sarah Palin, whether it was intentional or not, certainly began the discussion on end of life issues when she referred to “death panels” in a 2009 debate about federal health care legislation to cover the uninsured in the US.
The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is delighted to announce that America’s leading multi-media personality, Mr. Glenn Beck, will be the honored speaker at the second annual Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network's Award Gala, Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Union League of Philadelphia.
Recently, in an address to Catholics who came to Turin, Italy for the 47th annual Social Service Week, Pope Francis said the following, “A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise.”
There is more encouraging news coming out of Canada regarding the very unscientific persistent vegetative state (PVS) diagnosis. Once again there has been a study regarding three people who were incorrectly thought to be in a PVS.
This past year the World Medical Association reaffirmed their longstanding position against euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. This is great news and the declaration was strongly worded.
The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network is delighted to announce that Christian music artists, Newsboys will headline the 3rd Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Concert, October 11, 2013, at the beautiful Taft Theatre in downtown Cincinnati. Showtime 7:00 p.m.
Last week, three Atlanta DJ’s were fired because of the skit they aired making fun of Steve Gleason, a former NFL football player who is battling Lou Gehrig's disease, commonly known as ALS. From the ESPN story:
