ST. PETERSBURG, Fl., Sept. 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- By issuing its latest statement on the obligation to feed and hydrate those persons deemed to be in a "vegetative" or even comatose state, the Vatican today reiterated its two thousand year old teaching that all human life is sacred and deserving of our care, no matter its condition. The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation (Terri's Foundation) wishes to extend its sincere thanks to the Holy See for again repeating this vital truth.
Even if a person is severely injured, compromised or otherwise limited in his or her abilities, they still retain their "fundamental human dignity and must, therefore, receive ordinary and proportionate care" according to the Vatican. This includes providing them both food and water, even if by artificial means.
Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation Thanks Holy See for Reaffirming Obligation to Care for Disabled
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This man who is not known by name may become another victim of the death enthusiasts!
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They call him Enrique, but no one knows his real name.
“John Doe,” as he is officially known, was admitted to Lee Memorial Hospital on June 1 with a severe brain injury. Nothing else is known about the Hispanic man, estimated to be in his 30s or 40s.
Now in a “persistent vegetative state,” Enrique, as named by his nurses, lies almost motionless, occasionally blinking, in a hospital room with no family, no friends and the probability he will soon die.
After doctors agreed he will never get better, Lee Memorial Health System recently petitioned a judge to appoint a public guardian who can make the decision on whether the patient should be kept alive through a feeding tube.
“At the end of the day, his condition would be the same whether you know his name or not,” said Robert Lipshutz, the state-appointed Lee County Public Guardian.
Lipshutz would not say whether the man’s feeding tube will be removed soon, but when asked if any end-of-life directives had been ordered, said, “That’s obviously the issue we’re addressing now.”
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