When illness or injury threaten to end our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we may well find…
In our consideration of end-of-life health care, we seek to understand how we can determine which potentially life-sustaining measures are…
When someone is experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, ethical questions about the preservation of life often arise. What kinds of…
I have set before you life and death . . . Choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). With these words, Moses exhorts God’s…
Human life is a precious gift from god. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…
“For me, it has always been clear: life is worth it only if you want it.” Thus states Carlos Framb…
Preservation of bodily life is among the most basic goals of health care. The means that are used to accomplish…
I have set before you life and death . . . choose life! The choice that Moses set before the…
Having considered the topic of advanced directives in health care in general, and the kinds of directives that can be…
We have considered in a general way the topic of advanced directives in health care. Let us now consider some…
Making advanced directives about one’s health care is frequently encouraged in our society and, in many ways, that is a…