03636nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10236770 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070216s2007 dcu sb 001 0 eng d 2007007017 GBA766706 bnb 101299606 DNLM 013824196 Uk 9781589011786 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589011783 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)614492260 RB150.C6 A78 2007eb 179.7 22 Artificial nutrition and hydration and the permanently unconscious patient [electronic resource] : the Catholic debate / Ronald P. Hamel, James J. Walter, editors. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2007. ix, 294 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Position of the American Academy of Neurology on certain aspects of the care and management of the persistent vegetative state patient / American Academy of Neurology -- Feeding tubes : sorting out the issues / Myles N. Sheehan -- Catholic teaching on prolonging life : setting the record straight / Michael R. Panicola -- A history of ordinary and extraordinary means / Donald E. Henke -- Must we preserve life? / Ronald Hamel and Michael Panicola -- The prolongation of life / Pope Pius XII -- Declaration on euthanasia / Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- The artificial prolongation of life / Pontifical Academy of Sciences -- On withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration / Texas bishops and the Texas Conference of Catholic Health Facilities -- Nutrition and hydration : moral and pastoral reflections / National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities -- Ethical and religious directives : introduction to Part V and Directives 57-58 / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops -- The PVS patient and the forgoing/withdrawing of medical nutrition and hydration / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter -- Should nutrition and hydration be provided to permanently unconscious and other mentally disabled persons? / Germain Grisez -- End-of-life care revisited / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Care for patients in a "permanent" vegetative state / Pope John Paul II -- John Paul II on the "vegetative state" / Richard M. Doerflinger -- Medically assisted nutrition and hydration : a contribution to the dialogue / Mark Repenshek and John Paul Slosar -- Assisted nutrition and hydration and the Catholic tradition / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter -- Reflections on the papal allocution concerning care for persistent vegetative state patients / Kevin O'Rourke -- The Clarence Herbert case : was withdrawal of treatment justified? / John R. Connery -- Caring or starving? the case of Claire Conroy / Richard A. McCormick. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical ethics. Coma Patients Religious aspects Catholic Church. Loss of consciousness. Fluid therapy Moral and ethical aspects. Medicine Religious aspects. Euthanasia Moral and ethical aspects. Electronic books. local Hamel, Ronald P., 1946- Walter, James J. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10236770 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 37055 37055