Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient: The Catholic Debate

by Ronald P. Hamel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589011783
• ISBN13: 9781589011786
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher