Medical care at the end of life [electronic resource] : a Catholic perspective / David F. Kelly.

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Kelly, David F

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ebrary, Inc

Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006.Description: xi, 180 pISBN:

1589011120 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781589011120 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Electronic books.

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174.2 22

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R725.56 .K46 2006eb

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Contents:

Ordinary and extraordinary means -- Killing and allowing to die -- Decisions by competent patients -- Decisions for incompetent patients -- Advance directives -- Hydration and nutrition -- Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia -- Medical futility.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-172) and index.

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