Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 058: Towards “Passive Euthanasia”

Recognizing that dehydration is a painful way to die serves as a helpful starting point to assist family members in addressing the nutrition and hydration needs of their loved ones who may find themselves in compromised states or approaching the end of life.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationApril 30, 2010Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Proportionate and Disproportionate Means, Suffering, Death and Dying, Dementia, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, End-of-Life Issues, Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 031: Feeding Our Loved Ones: The Modern Anathema of Living With Brain Damage

Our duty is to provide loving care and strong support to those whose “quality of life” may be less than perfect, including those who are sick or those who may be disabled like Terri Schiavo, rather than targeting them for an early demise through the withholding of food and water.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD—Director of EducationJanuary 30, 2008Persistent Vegetative State (PVS), Proportionate and Disproportionate Means, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Disabilities and the Disabled

Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 005: Brain Dead Means Dead

...whenever somebody is in fact brain dead, they are dead, and we do not have an obligation to “keep them going.” All machines can be turned off at any time after the declaration of brain death, because brain-dead individuals are, in fact, corpses, not patients. This is the harsh reality.

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