Posted on 03/14/2017 5:30:00 PM PDT by ebb tide
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has applauded the introduction of legislation that would allow for living wills in Italy.
The legislation, introduced in the Italian parliament on March 13, would allow individuals to register their own preferences regarding treatment in case of terminal illness. The proposal would allow for DNR (do-not-resuscitate) orders and establish guidelines for limiting treatment and the artificial provision of nutrition and hydration.
Saying that the bill had “nothing to do with euthanasia or assisted suicide,” but merely provided against “excessive” treatment, Archbishop Paglia said that he hopes for “the broadest possible agreement in parliament” in support of the measure.
There's nothing artificial about providing nutrition and hydration to a living human. Terry Schiava was murdered and this is the same thing Paglia is applauding.
I have been told there is a Catholic approach, or version, of a legal document that better protects the ill.
http://www.culturalcatholic.com/CatholicLivingWill.htm
A few years ago, I signed my own living will, along with a life insurance policy that will pay for terminal care. It is full of legalese, but the underlying message is very simple:
Whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call me out of this world, do not hold me back.
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