(LifeSiteNews) — A new app designed to hold hospitals accountable for offering necessary end-of-life care will be released this week, sponsored by a pro-life organization and a medical group.
Texas Right for Life is joining forces with MyLifeAngels to support an app that will secure end-of-life and life-saving care for patients by safely collecting legal documents such as power of attorney.
Dr. John Seago, president of Texas Right to Life, told The Daily Caller that the app is important because when faced with medical emergencies, family members may not be able to find legal documents quickly or may not even know that their loved one is in the hospital.
“MyLifeAngels supports our pro-life values, and their patent pending solution addresses these common issues. MyLifeAngels is a product every family should have.”
According to the medical group’s website, the resource will “alert your loved ones and others in your Care Circle if we detect you are in an Emergency Room and provide the location and contact information of the ER.”
Users can choose who is allowed into their care circle as well as delegating a healthcare agent. Only these specified individuals will have full “access to your medical history and other legal protective documents they will need to ensure your care.”
“We ensure your loved ones are all on the same page regarding your life wishes, reducing confusion and conflict during an incredibly stressful time.”
Additionally, an individual’s healthcare agent is sent the healthcare durable power of attorney in case of an emergency. Legally, this enables them to take authority to speak for the user should the need arise. As the website states, it also “avoids time consuming and costly court proceedings to establish guardianship.”
“When a life-threatening medical situation occurs, loved ones experience high levels of stress, uncertainty, and helplessness. This sense of helplessness is magnified when the legal right to ensure your healthcare wishes are followed has not been established.”
MyLifeAngels promises to contact everyone included in the user’s care circle in case of any medical emergency and will ensure that all “legal protective documents are instantly sent to their mobile phones and computers.”
The organization is not bound to insurance companies that may or may not approve the best course of action in medical emergencies. Pressure to “ration health care” has increased with the pandemic, the website states.
“We are committed to ensuring our members’ pro-life healthcare wishes are honored in an era where the system is increasingly removing decision making from patients.”
It is also “committed to Christian values,” “pro-family health care,” and “giving at least 10% of our revenue to pro-family Christian organizations.”
The app is set to launch on October 19.
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