Artificial nutrition and hydration : the new Catholic debate / edited by Christopher Tollefsen.

SeriesPhilosophy and medicine ; v. 93. Catholic studies in bioethics ; 5
Philosophy and medicine v. 93. ^A965
Philosophy and medicine. Catholic studies in bioethics ; v. 5. ^A944334
Contents Why do unresponsive patients still matter / Bishop Anthony Fisher - - Are we morally obligated to feed PVS patients till natural death? / Michael Degnan - - Caring for persons in the "Persistent Vegetative State" and Pope John Paul II's March 20 2004 Address "On life-sustaining treatments and the vegetative state" / William E. May - - Food and fluids : human law, human rights and human interests / Jacqueline Laing - - Quality of life and assisted nutrition / Alfonso Gómez-Lobo - - Towards ethical guidelines for the use of artificial nutrition and hydration / Joseph Boyle - - Understanding the ethics of artificially providing food and water / J. L. A. Garcia - - The ethics of Pope John Paul's Allocution on care of the PVS patient : a response to J.L.A. Garia / Peter J. Cataldo - - Reflections on the papal allocution concerning care for PVS patients / Kevin O'Rourke - - The papal alloction concerning care for PVS patients : a reply to Fr. O'Rourke / Patrick Lee - - Response to Patrick Lee / Kevin O'Rourke - - The morality of tube feeding PVS patients : a critique of the view of Kevin O'Rourke, O.P. / Mark S. Latkovic - - Ten errors regardign end of life issues, and especially artificial nutrition and hydration / Christopher Tollefsen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781402062063
ISBN1402062060

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