Articles

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...

May

20

2017

The Dangerous Advance on Assisted Suicide You Probably Haven't Heard About

Posted by on May 20, 2017

This article was originally posted at cnsnews. We're living through a time when there seems to be something new and alarming in the news every...

Mar

30

2017

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

Posted by on March 30, 2017

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,...

Dec

08

2016

Can President-Elect Trump Save Our Nation’s Healthcare?

Posted by on December 08, 2016

This article was originally published at The Daily Caller. Donald Trump will soon be President Trump. In light of this, it’s worth examining the potential...

Aug

19

2016

After a Brain Injury, Tabetha Was Admitted to Hospice. Then She Was Denied Food and Water

Posted by on August 19, 2016

This article was originally posted at LifeNews.com. Advocates responding heroically to crisis trump accountant-physicians responding indifferently based on cost I often wonder the extent the...

Mar

31

2016

What Terri Schiavo Still Can Teach Us

Posted by on March 31, 2016

This article was originally posted at National Review. Terri Schiavo. Her name — my sister’s name — is seared into the national memory as a...