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“Healing a person does not always mean curing a disease.” These words of hospice founder, Dr. Cicely Saunders, form the foundation for the hospice concept.… 

If you or a loved one have entered a health care facility in the last few years, chances are you’ve been asked to sign some… 

Life support: The ventilator By Paul A. Byrne, M.D. Breathing is something we do all the time, mostly without even thinking about it. We take… 

There never used to be debate over when someone was dead. If there was no heartbeat, no breathing, and no response to stimulation or resuscitation… 

We can’t live without food and water. Our bodies rely on these basic essentials of life for survival. Think for a moment about a time… 

We’ve probably heard this question before. No one wants to be hooked up to machines against their will–and no one should be forced to be… 

A non-comprehensive compendium of cases of patients who have awakened and/or improved following a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state, irreversible coma or death Prepared with… 

By Julie Grimstad Contrary to what secularists1 claim, there are absolutes – absolutely right and absolutely wrong choices and actions. The Catholic Church, more than any… 

It’s hard to ignore the national campaign to encourage organ donation. You encounter it on bumperstickers and billboards, and you deal with it when you…