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Pope declares feeding tubes a 'moral obligation'
USA TODAY ^
| 4/01/04
| Cathy Lynn Grossman
Posted on 04/02/2004 4:18:35 AM PST by kattracks
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:42:13 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Pope John Paul II has stunned Catholic health care providers, ethicists and theologians by announcing emphatically that it is "morally obligatory" to continue artificial feeding and hydration for people in a persistent vegetative state, even if they remain so for years. His comments could require revision in directives on end-of-life care at one in 10 U.S. hospitals. And they may prompt confusion over the validity of advance directives people have drawn up that say they do not want "extraordinary" treatments to prolong their life under specified circumstances.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholicchurch; catholicism; cultureofdeath; dehydration; euthanasia; feedingtubes; hemlocksociety; homicide; popejohnpaulii; righttodie; schiavo; starvation; terrischiavo; terrisfight
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posted on
04/02/2004 4:18:36 AM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
There is nothing here to stun anyone but CINOs.
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posted on
04/02/2004 4:19:53 AM PST
by
secret garden
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posted on
04/02/2004 4:21:22 AM PST
by
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To: kattracks
Good grief! Morally wrong, IMHO.
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posted on
04/02/2004 4:45:56 AM PST
by
tkathy
(Our economy, our investments, and our jobs DEPEND on powerful national security.)
To: kattracks
International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force, PO Box 760, Steubenville, Ohio 43952, is a good place to go for information and legal forms that can be used for lawyers if you are this pro life regarding feeding tubes (which I am). With out these directives, it is often left in the hands of others.
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:13:46 AM PST
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Bestest Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: kattracks
The pope's stance is "a stunner, to say the least."To the contrary--I find it completely obvious.
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:28:32 AM PST
by
ahayes
To: kattracks
YES! Finally some sanity! After how many pleedings with the local bishops to stand up for the basic tenets of the faith on the inviolability of life?!
For those that need a translation (and I already saw one who did...) the Pope just said that a living human being, regardless of their current mental condition, deserves to be fed.
Simple yet profound!
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:29:39 AM PST
by
pgyanke
("The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God" - C.S. Lewis)
To: kattracks
I'm not stunned. The Pope's message has always been of respecting life no matter what condition.
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:40:03 AM PST
by
SB00
To: pgyanke; Pegita; Floridavoter; phenn; cyn; FR_addict
HURRAH!
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:43:28 AM PST
by
Republic
To: cpforlife.org; ncdave4life; sweetliberty; FL_engineer; floriduh voter
Can you all send out a "ping for life"? We have something to celebrate today!
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:45:40 AM PST
by
TaxRelief
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To: Republic
I hate to say it, but it's time for the Schindlers to get another lawyer. This is new and compelling evidence that should immediately be brought before the court.
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:50:01 AM PST
by
TaxRelief
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To: TaxRelief
I pray that Pat Andersone, their attn., has the help she needs. MS is a walking demon.
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:53:22 AM PST
by
Republic
To: secret garden
There is nothing here to stun anyone but CINOs. You beat me to it. Since Catholic hospital operators, "ethicists," and "theologians" are "stunned," what should we conclude?
The day is coming when the dying are going to beg for treatment in Catholic hospitals (if they're not outlawed in the meantime).
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posted on
04/02/2004 5:55:58 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: tkathy
At the very least, this should be a matter of personal choice.
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posted on
04/02/2004 6:13:53 AM PST
by
tkathy
(Our economy, our investments, and our jobs DEPEND on powerful national security.)
To: secret garden
There is nothing here to stun anyone but CINOs. Exactly right. But there are plenty of them around. Even our very conservative Atlanta Catholic paper printed an article criticizing the pro-lifers who have been trying so hard to protect Terri Shiavo, and I had to explain to our pastor why it is our responsibility as Catholics to protect her life.
To: TaxRelief; floriduh voter; nicmarlo; cyn; pollywog; Pegita; FL_engineer; nickcarraway; kimmie7; ...
Pinged!
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posted on
04/02/2004 6:38:33 AM PST
by
sweetliberty
("Better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.")
To: sweetliberty
GOOD!!! Bout time!
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posted on
04/02/2004 6:42:32 AM PST
by
Republic
To: Aquinasfan
"The day is coming when" - I dread the thought but think it also like everyone else. I often wonder if it would not be a good plan as Christian Prolifers to encourage our children/grandchildren to have some medical skills/knowledge - maybe double majors if they have the gifts, so we are not left stranded at the (un)mercy of doctors of death, prolife OBGS, prolife Geriatrics, prolife cancer specialist etc., someone you can go to and know without a shadow of a doubt, there are no unspoken agendas. I hope Christians are not avoiding the medical field because of how messed up it is, but I fear for the future.
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posted on
04/02/2004 6:52:20 AM PST
by
Esther Ruth
(George W. Bush - My Kids Newest Bestest Super Hero of ALL TIME)
To: Republic; Robert Drobot; cpforlife.org; Coleus; MHGinTN
Thanks for the ping -- it's good to see you here! Let's see if this translates into any tangible support for Terri & her family from local Catholic hierarchy. As if they've been waiting on pins & needles for just this moment to do the decent thing for Terri, when it's truly a matter of where the heart and soul are.
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posted on
04/02/2004 7:02:14 AM PST
by
cyn
(www.terrisfight.org)
To: Republic
Pat Anderson has the entire ultraliberal FL "justice" system arrayed against her. Who else could hold up to such evil? I suspect that the people of FL do not even know how ultraliberal their "justice" system actually is.
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posted on
04/02/2004 7:02:24 AM PST
by
Theodore R.
(When will they ever learn?)
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