Thursday, September 20, 2007

CDF: No Removal of Food and Water from Unconscious/Vegetative Patients for Sake of Killing Patients

A Papal Document yesterday announces that nutrition and hydration cannot be removed from a patient to starve them to death simply because they are in a vegetative state or have lost consciousness. In the rare case that providing nutrition and hydration actually do harm to the patient they might still be removed. http://jimmyakin.typepad.com/defensor_fidei/2007/09/new-cdf-documen.html

Support for the Vatican's decision on this matter has been voiced from some in the Muslim community as detailed here: http://www.indcatholicnews.com/muslimvatican969.html

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