Articles

Apr

30

2019

Reforming Texas’s “Ten Day Rule:” Texas Hospitals Should Not Intentionally End the Lives of Their Patients

Posted by on April 30, 2019

This article was originally posted at LifeNews.com. Terri Schiavo was my sister, but she also came to be a symbol of both the right to...

Mar

29

2019

14 Years After They Starved My Sister to Death, We Must Never Forget Terri Schiavo

Posted by on March 29, 2019

This article was originally posted at LifeNews.com. Every year, I write to honor my sister, Terri Schiavo, on March 31st, the anniversary of her death....

Feb

08

2019

In The Left’s World, We’re All at Risk of Getting Labeled "Nonpersons"

Posted by on February 08, 2019

This article was originally published at The Daily Caller. When the president of the United States, in his State of Union Address, needs to remind...

Sep

19

2018

Euthanasia Supporters Tout Autonomy of Violence

Posted by on September 19, 2018

This article was originally published at CatholicPhilly.com. Attacks on autonomy and human dignity appear to be intensifying. Autonomy, of course, refers to our ability to...

May

14

2018

Let's Stop Treating Injured and Sick People Like 'Vegetables'

Posted by on May 14, 2018

This article was originally published at The Western Journal. It’s a simple reality that many patients who are not actively dying are nonetheless described as...

Mar

30

2018

13 Years After They Starved My Sister to Death, We Must Never Forget Terri Schiavo

Posted by on March 30, 2018

This article was originally posted at LifeNews.com. Every year, I write to honor my sister, Terri Schiavo, on March 31st, the anniversary of her death....

Feb

18

2018

"Living Wills" Should Foster a Patient’s Will to Live

Posted by on February 18, 2018

This article was originally published at National Catholic Register. In late 2017 Italy’s Senate approved, in a 180-71 vote, legislation permitting patient-created Advance Directives. The...

Nov

21

2017

Basic Care, Human Dignity, and Care for Medically Vulnerable Persons

Posted by on November 21, 2017

This article was originally posted at Charlotte Lozier Institute. Physical and cognitive disability should not mean one’s situation is considered “end of life,” yet too...

Sep

06

2017

Disabled Man’s Wife Decides It’s in His “Best Interest” to Starve Him to Death

Posted by on September 06, 2017

This article was originally posted at LifeNews.com. Earlier this year, I was contacted through the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network’s National Crisis Lifeline by...