Catholic Connection – June 26, 2024 – Hr 2

Segment 2 & 3 – Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Making Moral Decisions at the End of Life
“Due to modern medical technology, patients and their family members often confront such questions as: What medical procedures are morally required, and what procedures are optional? Is providing food and water to a patient an optional medical treatment, or is it basic care necessary for all human beings? What roles do conscience, quality of life, pain, and financial burden play in end-of-life decision-making? With a clear, concise question-and-answer format, this book provides moral answers to these questions, and many more, in the light of Catholic teaching based on Scripture and Sacred Tradition.”

Nikolas T. Nikas is the President and General Counsel of Bioethics Defense Fund. He has litigated constitutional cases, drafted model pro-life legislation, testified in the United State Senate on abortion and the First Amendment, and spoken at many prominent law and medical schools on the full range of bioethics issues, including making moral decisions at the end of life. He anchors his work in the natural law and the compatibility of faith and reason.