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Man at center of French soul-searching on life support dies
- Associated Press, Church in Europe
- Jul 11, 2019
A man who was in a vegetative state for 11 years yet at the center of a bitter dispute that divided his family and French courts, and provoked national soul-searching over how to deal with terminally ill patients, died on Thursday.
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New head of bioethics center says new technology raises moral questions
- Interviews
- Jul 1, 2019
When Church leaders in the United States face new bioethical questions – such as surrounding abortion, euthanasia, or gender identity – they often turn to the Philadelphia-based National Catholic Bioethics Center.
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Frenchman in vegetative state kept alive after appeal to UN
- Associated Press, Church in Europe
- May 22, 2019
A last-ditch appeal to the United Nations forced French doctors to resume life support Tuesday for a man who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose case has drawn attention across Europe.
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English bishop opposes withdrawing feeding tube to end life
- Analysis, Church in UK and Ireland
- Aug 1, 2018
Permission from a court will no longer be required to remove feeding tubes and hydration from patients in a permanent vegetative state in the United Kingdom, the UK Supreme Court said on Monday.
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Italy deals Church third big political loss, this time on right-to-die
- Global Church
- Dec 15, 2017
Despite Catholic opposition, Italy’s Senate approved a law permitting individuals to write a living will to refuse treatment in end-of-life scenarios.
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