Brain Dead in D.C.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 5:50 PM
Praying for Terry Schiavo in 2005. (AFP)
Catholics aren’t the only ones discussing the question of when life ends.
A case now before a court in Washington, D.C., involves a 12-year-old boy whose brain has stopped functioning completely, according to doctors, but whose body is being kept alive by drugs and a respirator. The boy’s Orthodox Jewish parents reject their son’s medical diagnosis of death, asserting that the teachings... READ MORE
Filed under brain death, end of life, terry schiavo
Vatican Newspaper Gets Edgy
Friday, November 21, 2008 9:55 AM
Sept. 3 issue of L'Osservatore Romano. (Papa Ratzinger Forum)
The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano has received a facelift in the year since current editor Giovanni Maria Vian took over.
The new look is ruffling some feathers in the Vatican, according to Sandro Magister of the Chiesa website.
In a commentary posted yesterday, Magister notes that L’Osservatore Romano waded into the debate over whether “brain death” is a legitimate... READ MORE
Filed under benedict xvi, brain death, giovanni maria vian, l'osservatore romano
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