Artificial Nutrition and Hydration: The New Catholic Debate

by Christopher Tollefsen

Book Overview

Pope John Paul II surprised much of the medical world in 2004 with his statement insisting that patients in a persistent vegetative state should be provided with nutrition and hydration. Many Catholic bioethicists defended the Pope's claim that the life of all human beings, even those in a persistent vegetative state, was worth protecting. Others argued that the Pope's position marked a shift from the traditional Catholic teaching on the withdrawal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402062060
• ISBN13: 9781402062063
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"