“Unbind Him and Let Him Go” (JN 11:44): Ethical Issues in the Determination of Proportionate and Disproportionate Treatment

The article (1) reviews a variety of magisterial documents and essays concerning the terms “morally ordinary” and “extraordinary” treatment in relation to the provision of assisted nutrition and hydration, particularly for patients in a “permanent vegetative state”; (2) considers how the terms “ordi...

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Published inTheological studies (Baltimore) Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 894 - 917
Main Author Shannon, Thomas A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2008
Theological Studies
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK)
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Bioethics
Catholic churches
Christianity
Contemporary period
Decision making
Ethics
Fundamental ethics
General subjects
History and sciences of religions
Human Genome Project
Intervention
Moral theology
Palliative care
Patients
Practitioner patient relationship
Religious aspects
United States of America
United States
United States > US
Kansas
Bioethics
Catholic Church
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Summary:The article (1) reviews a variety of magisterial documents and essays concerning the terms “morally ordinary” and “extraordinary” treatment in relation to the provision of assisted nutrition and hydration, particularly for patients in a “permanent vegetative state”; (2) considers how the terms “ordinary” and “extraordinary” are used in both the moral and medical contexts, the process by which they are defined, and how economic issues relate to moral analysis; and (3) argues that the content of the terms is changing as well as the method to determine whether a treatment is ordinary or extraordinary.
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ISSN:0040-5639
2169-1304
DOI:10.1177/004056390806900407