Addressing the most famous end-of-life case in recent years, the Jesuit said the events leading to the death of Terri Schindler Schiavo in March 2005 were "rare, unusual and a tragedy" but have little to contribute to the richness of church teaching on care for the dying.
"This was a family that hated each other," he said of the Schindler family and Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, adding that he would not want such a case to be the basis for decision-making in his own death or anyone else's.
End-of-life teaching more than 'dilemmas, controversies,' priest tells Catholic ethicists
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Burnworth said even adults who don’t have children should still at least have a living will or a health care power of attorney. He said the Terry Schiavo case in Florida caused many people to think about who should be responsible for making life or death decisions about them. That case saw Schiavo’s husband and parents battling in the courts over whether she should be taken off life support and left to die.
Wills necessary even for the young
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