A will to live
Subtitle: clear answers on end of life issues
By: José H. Gomez
Series: The Shepherd's voice series -- 02; Shepherd's voice series -- 02.
Publisher: Basilica Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Irving, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781930314061
Subjects: Death; Catholic Church; Terminal care
Other titles: Clear answers on end of life issues; Catholic bishop responds
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is life?; title: What is death?; title: What does brain death mean?; title: What is a terminal illness?; title: What is a degenerative disorder?; title: What is the meaning of a vegetative state, and when is it permanent?; title: What is a comatose state?; title: Can an unconscious human being feel, hear or experience his surroundings?; title: Is an unconscious human being who cannot communicate still a person?; title: What is euthanasia?; title: Why is euthanasia considered murder?; title: Wouldn't it be good to legalize euthanasia so that people could die with dignity?; title: What does a dignified death mean for a Catholic?; title: What medical means may be applied to sustain the life of a patient whose life is at risk?; title: What are proportionate and disproportionate methods for a person at risk of dying?; title: Must all existing methods be used to keep a patient alive, even when this may imply unnecessary suffering?; title: What is palliative medicine?; title: What type of care should a person in a coma or a vegetative state receive?; title: What form of care should be given to a person with a degenerative disease that is non-fatal in the short term?; title: Can the removal of nourishment and hydration from a terminally ill patient or a person in a so-called "persistent vegetative state" be considered morally justifiable?; title: What practices do hospitals use that we should avoid because they are immoral?; title: What is an Advance Medical Directive?; title: May a Catholic execute a living will?; title: What should a Catholic's living will be like?; title: How much suffering must a terminally ill Christian tolerate?; title: Isn't it more merciful and Christian to facilitate the death of a suffering person?; title: What type of pastoral care should a terminally ill patient receive?; title: What type of pastoral care should a patient with a degenerative disease receive?; title: What attitude should Catholics have when confronted with death?; title: What is a culture of life?