How Long to Read Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient

How Long Does it Take to Read Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient by Ronald P. Hamel

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Description

During the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). These cases, whether involving adults or young children, have forced many to begin thinking in a measured and careful way about the moral legitimacy of allowing patients to die. Can families forgo or withdraw artificial hydration and nutrition from their loved ones when no hope of recovery seems possible? Many Catholics know that Catholic moral theology has formulated a well-developed and well-reasoned position on this and other end-of-life issues, one that distinguishes between "ordinary" and "extraordinary" treatment. But recent events have caused uncertainty and confusion and even acrimony among the faithful. In his 2004 allocution, Pope John Paul II proposed that artificial nutrition and hydration is a form of basic care, thus suggesting that the provision of such care to patients neurologically incapable of feeding themselves should be considered a moral obligation. The pope's address, which seemed to have offered a new development to decades of Catholic health care ethics, sparked a contentious debate among the faithful over how best to treat permanently unconscious patients within the tenets of Catholic morality. In this comprehensive and balanced volume, Ronald Hamel and James Walter present twenty-one essays and articles, contributed by physicians, clergy, theologians, and ethicists, to reflect the spectrum of perspectives on the issues that define the Catholic debate. Organized into six parts, each with its own introduction, the essays offer clinical information on PVS and feeding tubes; discussions on the Catholic moral tradition and how it might be changing; ecclesiastical and pastoral statements on forgoing or withdrawing nutrition and hydration; theological and ethical analyses on the issue; commentary on Pope John Paul II's 2004 allocution; and the theological commentary, court decisions, and public policy resulting from the Clarence Herbert and Claire Conroy legal cases. A valuable resource for students and scholars, this teachable volume invites theological dialogue and ethical discussion on one of the most contested issues in the church today.

How long is Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient?

Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient by Ronald P. Hamel is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient aloud.

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Artificial Nutrition and Hydration and the Permanently Unconscious Patient is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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