CHARTER FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance CHARTER FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS \CProvided Courtesy of: \CEternal Word Television Network \C5817 Old Leeds Road \CIrondale, AL 35210 \Cwww.ewtn.com.

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CHARTER FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS 9999 Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance Preface Introduction 1 I. Ministers Of Life 12 Genetic manipulation 15 Fertility control 21 Artificial procreation 34 II. Life 35 Beginning of life and birth 38 The value of life: unity of body and soul 42 Indisposability and inviolability of life 46 Right to life 50 Prevention 53 Sickness 56 Diagnosis 59 Prenatal diagnosis 62 Therapy and rehabilitation 68 Analgesia and anesthesia 72 The informed consent of the patient 75 Research and experimentation 83 Donation and transplanting of organs 92 Dependency 93 Drugs 97 Alcoholism 99 Smoking 100 Psycho-pharmaceuticals 104 Psychology and psychotherapy 108 Pastoral care and the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick 114 III. Death 115 Terminal illnesses 119 Death with dignity 122 The use of painkillers for the terminally ill 125 Telling the truth to a dying person 128 The moment of death 130 Religious assistance for the dying 136 The suppression of life 139 Abortion 147 Euthanasia