An edition of A will to live
(2006)
A will to live
clear answers on end of life issues
by José H. Gomez
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A will to live: clear answers on end of life issues
2006, Basilica Press
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193031406X 9781930314061
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Table of Contents
Introduction
What is life?
What is death?
What does brain death mean?
What is a terminal illness?
What is a degenerative disorder?
What is the meaning of a vegetative state, and when is it permanent?
What is a comatose state?
Can an unconscious human being feel, hear or experience his surroundings?
Is an unconscious human being who cannot communicate still a person?
What is euthanasia?
Why is euthanasia considered murder?
Wouldn't it be good to legalize euthanasia so that people could die with dignity?
What does a dignified death mean for a Catholic?
What medical means may be applied to sustain the life of a patient whose life is at risk?
What are proportionate and disproportionate methods for a person at risk of dying?
Must all existing methods be used to keep a patient alive, even when this may imply unnecessary suffering?
What is palliative medicine?
What type of care should a person in a coma or a vegetative state receive?
What form of care should be given to a person with a degenerative disease that is non-fatal in the short term?
Can the removal of nourishment and hydration from a terminally ill patient or a person in a so-called "persistent vegetative state" be considered morally justifiable?
What practices do hospitals use that we should avoid because they are immoral?
What is an Advance Medical Directive?
May a Catholic execute a living will?
What should a Catholic's living will be like?
How much suffering must a terminally ill Christian tolerate?
Isn't it more merciful and Christian to facilitate the death of a suffering person?
What type of pastoral care should a terminally ill patient receive?
What type of pastoral care should a patient with a degenerative disease receive?
What attitude should Catholics have when confronted with death?
What is a culture of life?
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