Hinduism, Philosophy, and the Mind
Mind Matters
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Catholic Medical Ethics - Ordinary and Extraordinary
In Catholic medical ethics, it's acceptable to refuse extraordinary means of operations and medications if it only serves to prolong the process of dying. Ordinary care is something that every human being has a right to and it is suicide to refuse ordinary care. To refuse extraordinary means is not suicide and can be quite ethical in the appropriate circumstances.
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