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Artificial nutrition and hydration and the permanently unconscious patient : the Catholic debate / Ronald P. Hamel, James J. Walter, editors.

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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...

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Other Authors: Hamel, Ronald P., 1946-, Walter, James J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Medical ethics.
Coma > Patients > Religious aspects > Catholicism.
Loss of consciousness.
Fluid therapy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medicine > Religious aspects.
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects.
Artificial feeding
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects
Loss of consciousness
Medical ethics
Medicine > Religious aspects

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