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When Can Catholics Stop Life Support? Ventilators, Pacemakers & Feeding Tubes (Ep. 3)
What does the Catholic Church teach about stopping medical treatment at the end of life? When is it morally permissible to withdraw a ventilator or pacemaker? And how can Catholics distinguish legitimate end-of-life care from intentionally hastening death?
In this third episode of our special series on Catholic end-of-life ethics, Fr. Shenan Boquet answers real questions from listeners about the practical application of the Church's teaching on ordinary and extraordinary care. We cover real life scenarios: ventilators, pacemakers and defibrillators, feeding tubes, treatment tied to fetal cell…
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