Moral responsibility in prolonging life decisions

By Albert S. Moraczewski, Donald G. McCarthy

Subjects: Catholic authors, Moral and ethical aspects, Religious aspects of Right to die, Right to die, Religious aspects of Euthanasia, Christian ethics, Medical Ethics, Religious aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Right to die, Auteurs catholiques, Life Support Care, Religion and Medicine, Religious aspects of Power over life and death, Doctrines, Morale chrétienne, Pastoral medicine, Moral and ethical aspects of Terminal care, Terminale patiënten, Euthanasie, Euthanasia, Moral and ethical aspects of Euthanasia, Moral and ethical aspects of Power over life and death, Doctrinal Theology, Terminal care, Terminal Care, Medische ethiek, Mort, Religious aspects of Terminal care, Catholic Church, Levensverlenging, Power over Life and death, Christelijke ethiek

Description: This book has been prepared as a resource contribution to the Church's ministry to suffering and dying persons and to the healing and caring ministry of countless health care professionals. As chapter 7 indicates, the theological tradition of a limited responsibility for prolonging life in the face of burdensome medical treatments has a long and honorable history in the Church. The Pope John XXIII Center for Medical-Moral Research and Education, which has dedicated itself to the task of applying Church teaching to contemporary medical-moral issues, offers this resource volume as a continuation of that history. -from Preface.