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Medically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration: A Contribution to the Dialogue
| Title | Medically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration: A Contribution to the Dialogue |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Repenshek, Mark, and Slosar John Paul |
| Volume | 34 |
| Pagination | 13-16 |
| Publisher | Hastings Center |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 00930334 |
| Keywords | BIOETHICS , LIFE , MEDICINE , religious , Terminal |
| Abstract | Discusses the theological and ethical issues associated with life-sustaining treatments and vegetative states. Catholic moral teaching concerning life that influence the duty to sustain life; Principle and nature of the moral obligation to use a particular means of sustaining life; Criteria under which any life-sustaining means could be considered extraordinary or disproportionate. |
| Notes | Hastings Center ReportAccession Number: 15423687; Repenshek, Mark Slosar, John Paul; Source Info: Nov/Dec2004, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p13; Subject Term: TERMINAL care -- Religious aspects; Subject Term: RELIGIOUS ethics; Subject Term: LIFE; Subject Term: TERMINAL care; Subject Term: LIFE support systems (Critical care); Subject Term: RELIGIOUS aspects; Number of Pages: 4p; Document Type: Essay |
