New Jersey is the ninth state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. According to the state’s Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act, attending physicians can “write a prescription for medication that would enable a qualified terminally ill patient to end his or her life.” And what happens if the doctor’s conscience prevents him from writing the prescription?
Emergency medicine doctor Christo Thomas Philip was returning with his family to his native India from a medical conference in Greece when immigration officials at Delhi’s Indira Ghandi International Airport took him into custody.
The American College of Physicians argues medicine’s goal is not to control the manner and timing of death.
Charlie Gard’s parents continue to fight for their son’s life. They are optimistic about a possible improvement in Charlie’s condition after new medical tests were conducted.
As pro-life advocacy on behalf of little Charlie Gard advances, one assumption comes up often from those defending the British government’s actions: that medical professionals should have the final say, especially regarding what care should be provided to a child born with rare health issues.
American Academy of Pediatrics offers opposing views of children’s cognitive abilities.
A criminal investigation is ongoing in the case of an infant who died after being born prematurely to parents who are members of a church that practices faith healing.
If “assisted death” is such a good thing, why are so many Canadian doctors having second thoughts?
A Christian doctor and a Jewish philanthropist have joined forces to provide medical care to the impoverished people of Burundi, a small country in south-central Africa.
A boy whom doctors said would be born with severe medical conditions and had little chance of surviving not only lived, but now, four years later, is actually thriving.
