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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tollefsen, Christopher

Series:

Philosophy and medicine ; v. 93.

Philosophy and medicine. Catholic studies in bioethics ; v. 5.

Philosophy and medicine ; 93. Catholic studies in bioethics ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005.

Artificial feeding--Decision making--Moral and ethical aspects.

Artificial feeding.

Oral rehydration therapy--Decision making--Moral and ethical aspects.

Oral rehydration therapy.

Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Terminal care.

Fluid therapy--Moral and ethical aspects.

Fluid therapy.

Medical ethics--United States.

Medical ethics.

Ethics.

Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects.

Decision making.

United States.

Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005--Ethics.

John Paul.

Medicine--Religious aspects.

Medicine.

Nutritional Support--ethics.

Persistent Vegetative State--therapy.

Catholicism.

Fluid Therapy--ethics.

Religion and Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Nutritional Support--ethics.

Persistent Vegetative State--therapy.

Catholicism.

Fluid Therapy--ethics.

Religion and Medicine.

Physical Description:

xii, 229 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht, The Netherlands : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Pope John Paul II surprised much of the medical world in 2004 with his strongly worded statement insisting that patients in a persistent vegetative state should be provided with nutrition and hydration. While many Catholic bioethicists defended the Pope's claim that the life of all human beings, even those in a persistent vegetative state or a coma, 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 only grew more intense during the controversy surrounding Terri Schiavo's death in 2005, as bioethicists on both sides of the debate argued about the legitimacy of removing her feeding tubes. This collection of essays by some of the most prominent Catholic bioethicists addresses the Pope's statements, the moral issues surrounding artificial feeding and hydration, the refusal of treatment, and the ethics of care for those at the end of life.

Contents:

Why do unresponsive patients still matter? / Anthony Fisher

Are we morally obliged 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 II's allocution on care of the PVS patient: a response to J.L.A. Garcia / Peter J. Cataldo

Reflections on the papal allocution concerning care for PVS patients / Kevin O'Rourke

The papal allocution 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 regarding end of life issues, and especially artificial nutrition and hydration / Christopher Tollefsen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781402062063

1402062060

9781402062070

1402062079

OCLC:

166358055

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