University Faculty for Life

Here is a link to a blog post by Dr. Peter Saunders on a confidential draft paper from the British Medical Association on withdrawing food and water from patients with dementia, stroke and brain injury who are not imminently dying. The draft says that such patients who lack mental capacity but who are not imminently dying […]

Here is a link to post by Dr. Peter Saunders discussing a new report from the American Academy of Neurology on brain damaged patients. The title of the post conveys the basic message–“Severely brain-damaged patients are commonly misdiagnosed, often aware and may well recover, says authoritative new report.”

Here and here are links to stories about the good news that the Argentina Senate voted against legalization of abortion.

Here is a link to a good piece by Alex Schadenberg on the current debate within the AMA about physician-assisted suicide. He discusses a powerful op-ed by Dr. Thomas E. Sullivan who strongly supports retention of the AMA policy against physician-assisted suicide.

There has been a lot of news coverage of late on polls that purport to show that most Americans support Roe v. Wade. Here and here are links to two pieces analyzing the polls. In reality, the polls indicate that most Americans do not support Roe v. Wade, which effectively legalized abortion on demand.

In light of the speculation about the impact of Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to replace Justice Kennedy, I thought I’d call attention to a good piece by Paul Linton that was published in University Faculty for Life’s 2017 volume. Here is a link to the article. Here is the abstract– “This paper addresses two issues that would […]

Here is a link to a very good piece by Michael New. Here is his concluding paragraph– “These Gallup data show that the U.S. regime of abortion-on-demand, throughout all nine months of pregnancy, is inconsistent with the attitudes of most Americans. Strong majorities, across a wide range of demographic groups, oppose both second- and third-trimester […]

Here is a link to a LifeNews story on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh will likely tip the balance of the Court on many contentious issues, including abortion.

Here is a link to a story about the latest Gallup poll on abortion. The results are largely unchanged from prior years. While Americans are becoming more liberal on other social issues, this poll indicates that the pro-life movement has been successful in its educational efforts. A majority of Americans support restricting abortion in all […]

The AMA, which has long opposed physician-assisted suicide, is in the midst of a reevaluation of this position. A change would have enormous consequences because the views of medical organizations are often relied upon when legislatures and courts consider the issue in various contexts. As noted on this blog recently, the AMA’s Council on Ethical […]