patient who is being kept alive is also suffering great pain and indignity, and this cannot necessarily be measured objectively to an observer such as a physician. The approach suggested by Pope John Paul II is not unreasonable, but it is not clear from what he says how different his view is from that of physicians who also use painkillers which may shorten life or who might withdraw certain procedures believing them to be extraordinary and intrusive. While physicians and the pope might be closer together than they think, what is needed is a clearer set of guidelines showing when procedures can be withdrawn and when they cannot.
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Citation: Current, July August 1993 n354 p27(7)
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