Dolores L. Christie

Last Rights

A Catholic Perspective on End-Of-Life Decisions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'Last Rights' examines end of life decisions in the context of the Roman Catholic tradition, a heritage rich in its teaching about the human person, the value of life, and the moral rights and responsibilities inherent to every human being.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 149mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9780742531536
• ISBN-10: 0742531538
• Artikelnr.: 22223570

Autorenporträt

By Dolores L. Christie

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 A Catholic View of the Human Person
Chapter 3 The Catholic Moral Tradition: Objective Elements Chapter 4 The
Decision Maker and the Tradition Chapter 5 Making Plans before Dying
Chapter 6 When They Say Treatment Is Futile Chapter 7 When the Patient
Cannot Respond: Coma or Persistent Vegetative State Chapter 8 When the
Patient Cannot Eat: Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Chapter 9 When the
Patient Is Ready to Die: Suicide and Its Companions Chapter 10 Final Gifts:
Interpersonal Dimensions of Dying Chapter 11 The Final Blessing: Religious
and Pastoral Dimensions of Dying