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Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient
. Ed(S): Hamel, Ronald P.; Walter, James J.
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Paperback. Presents twenty-one essays and articles that reflect the spectrum of perspectives on the issues that define the Catholic debate. Suitable for students and scholars, this volume invites theological dialogue and ethical discussion on one of the most contested issues in the church. Editor(s): Hamel, Ronald P.; Walter, James J. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; HRCM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
During the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). These cases, whether involving adults or young children, have forced many to begin thinking in a measured and careful way about the moral legitimacy of allowing patients to die. Can families forgo or withdraw artificial hydration and nutrition from their loved ones when no hope of recovery seems possible? Many Catholics know that Catholic moral theology has formulated a well-developed and well-reasoned position on this and other ... Read more
During the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). These cases, whether involving adults or young children, have forced many to begin thinking in a measured and careful way about the moral legitimacy of allowing patients to die. Can families forgo or withdraw artificial hydration and nutrition from their loved ones when no hope of recovery seems possible? Many Catholics know that Catholic moral theology has formulated a well-developed and well-reasoned position on this and other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589011786
SKU
V9781589011786
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About . Ed(S): Hamel, Ronald P.; Walter, James J.
Ronald P. Hamel is senior director of ethics for the Catholic Health Association. He is the author of Making Health Care Decisions: A Catholic Guide. James J. Walter is the Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics and chair of the Bioethics Institute of Loyola Marymount University. He is coauthor of The New Genetic Medicine: Theological and Ethical Reflections ... Read more
Reviews for Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient
In an age when multiculturalism and respect for the sources of ethical understanding is urged, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient provides readers a scholarly opportunity to experience the method of Catholic theology in facing ethical questions in medicine ... [Recommended] for those on ethics committees, physicians, and other caregivers who can take time to read some ... Read more