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Artificial Nutrition and Hydration

The New Catholic Debate
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Includes voices from all sides of the Catholic discussion in dialogue with one another

Includes many of the top Catholic bioethicists in the English speaking world

Situates the debate in the larger perspective of the Catholic tradition of end of life care and the dignity of human life

Situates the debate in the larger perspective of the social/communal norms governing the care of the dependent, and the role of food in human communities
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ISBN/GTIN978-90-481-7567-3
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
Publication townDordrecht
Publication countryNetherlands
Publishing date18/11/2010
EditionSoftcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
SeriesCatholic Studies in Bioethics
Pages235 pages
LanguageEnglish
IllustrationsXII, 235 p.
Article no.2010406
CatalogsVLB
Data source no.8aa65a1f836f4d4f8cacaec9e282cfba
Product groupBU521
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Pope John Paul II surprised much of the medical world in 2004 with his statement insisting that patients in a persistent vegetative state should be provided with nutrition and hydration. Many Catholic bioethicists defended the Pope s claim that the life of all human beings, even those in a persistent vegetative state, was worth protecting. Others argued that the Pope s position marked a shift from the traditional Catholic teaching on the withdrawal of medical treatment at the end of life. The debate among Catholic bioethicists over the Pope s statement grew more intense during the controversy surrounding Terry Schiavo s death in 2005, as bioethicists on both sides of the debate argued about the morals and ethics of removing her feeding tubes. This collection of essays written by prominent Catholic bioethicists addresses the Pope s statement, the moral issues surrounding artificial feeding and hydration, the refusal of treatment, and the ethics of end-of-life care.

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