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THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART V: THREE QUESTIONS

March 11, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

When illness or injury threaten to end our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we may well find…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART IV: MEDICAL and NON-MEDICAL CARE

March 4, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In our consideration of end-of-life health care, we seek to understand how we can determine which potentially life-sustaining measures are…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART III: IDENTIFYING EXTRAORDINARY MEANS

February 25, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

When someone is experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, ethical questions about the preservation of life often arise. What kinds of…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART II: CHOOSING LIFE and ACCEPTING DEATH

February 18, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

I have set before you life and death . . . Choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). With these words, Moses exhorts God’s…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: End of life health care, Human agency, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART I: ORDINARY MEANS of PRESERVING LIFE

February 11, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Human life is a precious gift from god. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care, Human dignity

LIFE is WORTH LIVING: REJECTING ASSISTED SUICIDE

January 21, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

“For me, it has always been clear: life is worth it only if you want it.” Thus states Carlos Framb…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: End of life health care, Human dignity

FEEDING the SICK: NUTRITION and HYDRATION in HEALTH CARE

January 7, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Preservation of bodily life is among the most basic goals of health care. The means that are used to accomplish…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care, Human dignity

CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE and the CHOICE for LIFE

September 25, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

I have set before you life and death . . . choose life! The choice that Moses set before the…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, End of life health care, Scripture

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART III: MAKING the BEST DECISIONS

January 22, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Having considered the topic of advanced directives in health care in general, and the kinds of directives that can be…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART II: KINDS of DIRECTIVES

January 15, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

We have considered in a general way the topic of advanced directives in health care. Let us now consider some…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART I: the LIMITATIONS to ADVANCED DECISION MAKING

January 8, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Making advanced directives about one’s health care is frequently encouraged in our society and, in many ways, that is a…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

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