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Intractable Suffering: A Biblical Model for the Standard of Care

The Christian Stake in Dignity & Dying
Parallel Paper
July 14, 1995
James Reitman, MD
Issues:
End of Life
Clinical & Medical Ethics
Tags:
Ethics of Care
Theological Anthropology
Suffering
Autonomy

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Assesses suffering, human dignity, decision making, and the role of the caregiver in light of biblical paradigms.

Keywords:
End of life issuses - Treatment decision making; Withholding and withdrawing treatment; Self-determination; Autonomy; Suffering