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Artificial Nutrition and Hydration for Persons in a State with Disorders of Consciousness - an Updated Study in Theological Ethics Applied to Three Moral Cases

Collvin, Matteus
Master thesis
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2016-08-30
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Abstract
The Catholic Church has, over the past decade, given clear signals in the official

teaching that one should not withdraw the artificial supply of nutrition and hydration

from a person in a permanent vegetative state because this is not a medical treatment, but

a basic human right. This master thesis considers not only the historical development, but

above all the past decade's research, to investigate the advantages that the artificial supply

of nutrition and hydration provide, in proportion to the burden placed on the unconscious

patients. The thesis reflects on how strictly the Catholic Church's teaching should be

interpreted, in light of the moral theological tradition, and the insights of the new findings.

Deeper insights into different degrees of consciousness judged to be relevant to the ethical

evaluation of three moral cases are of special interest.

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